Is the word best an adjective or adverb

Commonly Confused Words: good / well

• Example – better as adverb.
• Use the superlative form – best – when comparing three or more items.
• Examples – best as adjective.
• Example – best as adverb.
• Good is an adjective. …
• Well is an adverb. …
• Well may be used as an adjective to indicate good health or satisfactory conditions.

What is best grammar?

– “Best” is an adjectival complement to “what is” (actually, a superlative adjective). Parents always want what is the best for their children. – “The best” is a noun-phrase (noun plus determiner), and is the complement to “what is”. Someone should point out that “what is best” is a very common expression.

What are the best English words?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words

1. 1 Sequoia (n.) (A 7 letter word that has the letter Q and all 5 vowels) A redwood tree, especially the California redwood.
2. 2 Euphoria (n.) …
3. 3 Pluviophile (n.) …
4. 4 Clinomania (n.) …
5. 5 Idyllic (adj.) …
6. 6 Aurora (n.) …
7. 7 Solitude (n.) …
8. 8 Supine (adj.) …

Is adjective a great?

adjective, great·er, great·est. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.

What is the verb of beat?

Full Definition of beat

(Entry 1 of 4) transitive verb. 1 : to strike repeatedly: a : to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates. —

What is parts of speech with examples?

There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.

What are the 3 major parts of a speech?

Speeches are organized into three main parts: introduction, body, and conclusion.

• Introduction. The introduction of the speech establishes the first, crucial contact between the speaker and the audience. …
• Body. In the body, the fewer the main points the better. …
• Conclusion.

What are the 12 parts of speech?

Commonly listed English parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection, numeral, article, or determiner.

What are the types of speech?

The four types of speeches are manuscript, memorized, extemporaneous, and impromptu.

Is beat a noun or verb?

verb (used with object), beat, beat·en or beat, beat·ing. to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the trees.

Why is it called a beat?

The term comes from the noun beat in the sense of an assigned regular route or habitual path, as for a policeman. By analogy, the beat of a reporter is the topic they have been assigned for reporting.

What are 5 good synonyms?

• enjoyable, pleasant, agreeable, pleasing, pleasurable, delightful, great, nice, lovely, amusing, diverting, jolly, merry, lively, festive, cheerful, convivial, congenial, sociable.
• informal super, fantastic, fabulous, fab, terrific, glorious, grand, magic, out of this world, cool.

What is the verb for great?

(intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate. (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant. (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase.

What are adjectives give 10 examples?

Examples of adjectives

• They live in a beautiful house.
• Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. This soup is not edible.
• She wore a beautiful dress.
• He writes meaningless letters.
• This shop is much nicer.
• She wore a beautiful dress.
• Ben is an adorable baby.
• Linda’s hair is gorgeous.

How long is a beat?

The beat is normally a reasonable counting speed, somewhere between 40 and 200 per minute (in other words, from less than one per second to more than 2 per second) – see metronome markings.

How do you cover a beat?

Here are four things you need to do to cover a beat effectively.

1. Learn Everything You Can.
2. Get to Know the Players.
3. Build Trust, Cultivate Contacts.
4. Remember Your Readers.

What is walking a beat?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English walk the beatwhen a police officer walks the beat, they walk around an area of a town or city in order to make sure nobody is committing a crime → walkExamples from the Corpuswalk the beat• Sympathetic typifications of Catholics do little to lessen the obvious problem of …

What part of speech is the word beat?

part of speech: transitive verb. inflections: beats, beating, beat, beaten.

What is the noun for catch?

catch. (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. syn. (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

What are the 7 types of speech?

Basic Types of Speeches

• Entertaining Speech. …
• Informative Speech. …
• Demonstrative Speech. …
• Persuasive Speech. …
• Motivational Speech. …
• Impromptu Speech. …
• Oratorical Speech. …
• Debate Speech.

What are 3 types of speeches?

To wrap it up, there are essentially three types of speeches public speakers use to influence their audience. The informative speech conveys information, the persuasive speech is a call to action and the special occasion speech is given to commemorate a person or event.

Adjectives and adverbs have a close relationship. Both are modifiers: 1) adjectives modify nouns, and 2) adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. This close relationship is why we can simply add an –ly to so many adjectives in order to create adverbs. And it’s for this reason that we cover comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs at the same time.

Two Methods of Creating the Comparative and Superlative Forms: 1) Add Suffix Method, and 2) Add Adverb Method

The BASE FORM of an adjective and adverb is also called  the POSITIVE FORM. From this base form, we create the comparative and superlative forms. We have two ways of creating these forms:

1.  Add Suffix Method: Add the suffix –er  or –est to the end of the adjective or adverb.

2.  Add Adverb Method: Place one of these adverbs immediately in front of the adjective or adverb: more, less, most, least.

Comparative Examples: Add –er, more, or less.

1.  Add Suffix –er: e.g., braver, longer, scarier.

2.  Add Adverb more, less: e.g., more outrageous, more ambitious, less powerful.

Superlative Examples: Add –est, most, or least.

1.  Add Suffix –est:  e.g., fastest, tallest, softest.

2.  Add Adverb most, least: e.g., most affordable, least desirable.

Although many adjectives use the Suffix Method, many more use the Adverb Method. In contrast, VERY FEW adverbs use the Suffix Method; NEARLY ALL adverbs use the Adverb Method.

Note: Adverbs are the only words that can modify adjectives and other adverbs; hence, more, less, most, and least are all adverbs.

Gradable

Worth mentioning here, many adverbs and adjectives are Gradable. Gradable is quite similar to the Adverb Method of creating comparatives and superlatives. The difference is that gradable deals with matters of degree; however, gradable is similar in that it involves placing an appropriate adverb in front of an adjective or adverb.

Here is a short list of adverbs that we use to grade: very, so, too, extremely, highly, really, mildly, moderately, outrageously, truly etc.

• Graded Adjective Examples:   extremely kind, highly effective, very generous.

• Graded Adverb Examples:       very calmly, extremely fast, too slowly.

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The –er  and –est Adverbs

Only a few adverbs use the Suffix Method. In fact, we can list the majority of them right here. (* irregular)

1) badly, worse, worst *	fast, faster, fastest	15) much, more, most *
2) bright (ly), brighter, brightest	9) hard, harder, hardest	16) near, nearer, neatest
3) close (ly), closer, closest	10) high, higher, highest	17) quick (ly), quicker, quickest
4) deep, deeper, deepest	11) late, later, latest	18) slow (ly), slower, slowest
5) early, earlier, earliest	12) little, less, least *	19) some, more, most *
6) far, farther, farthest *	13) loudly, louder, loudest	20) soon, sooner, soonest
7) far, further, furthest *	14) low, lower, lowest	21) tight (ly), tighter, tightest
		22) well, better, best *

A few notes on –er and –est adverbs: :

•  ALL of the –er and –est adverbs are also –er and –est adjectives. They are spelled exactly the same. The same is true with many of the base words.

•  Some of these adverbs can be used with or without the –ly at the end; hence the (ly) parentheses found at the end of a few words in the list.

•  With many of these adverbs, the –er suffix seems to be used more than the –est suffix.

•  Some of these may work better or be more formal with the Adverb Method e.g., more quickly.

REMEMBER THIS: We use more, less, most, and least at least 99% of the time with comparative and superlative adverbs. This Suffix Method is rare with adverbs.

The –er  and –est Adjectives

Please see the complete list of nearly 500 –er  and –est adjectives found below.

Counting Syllables: How to Correctly Use the Suffix Method and the Adverb Method

As mentioned, we often change adjectives into adverbs by adding the suffix –ly. (Naturally, we must also apply any required spelling-change rules.)

happy ⇒ happily	wise ⇒ wisely	normal ⇒ normally
fluent ⇒ fluently	nice ⇒ nicely	fond ⇒ fondly

As you can see, by adding –ly we add a new syllable to each of the adjectives. In effect, one-syllable adjectives become two-syllable adverbs, and two-syllable adjectives become three-syllable adverbs.

This is important to note because the number of syllables largely determines whether we use the Suffix Method or the Adverb Method. Here is a chart that outlines the general rules. I say general rules because I see plenty of authoritative writers breaking these so-called rules for literary effect

One-Syllable Adjectives: Use Suffix	Two-Syllable Adverbs: Use Adverbs ***
wiser than	the wisest	more wisely than	the most wisely
Two-Syllable Adjectives that End in -y: Use Suffix **	Three-Syllable Adverbs: Use Adverbs
angrier than	the angriest	more angrily than	the most angrily
Two or More Syllable Adjectives: Use Adverbs	Three or More Syllable Adverbs: Use Adverbs
the more frequent	the most frequent	more frequently than	the most frequently
** According to various dictionaries or authoritative usage, the following words may break this rule (by accepting –ed and –est) or be Author’s Choice: able, bitter, clever, eerie, evil, feeble, foolhardy, gentle, handsome, humble, little, mellow, narrow, nimble, noble, pleasant, polite, quiet, remote, rotten, secure, serene, severe, shallow, sincere, subtle, sulky, unhappy, unlikely, unlucky, unruly.
*** Please see the short list of adverbs that use the suffix method (–er and –est).

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List of Nearly 500 –er  and –est Adjectives

From a master list of about 4,600 words that function as adjectives, I found that only about 600 accept the –er  and –est suffix. I’ve included only about 500 of these 600 words in the list below, illustrating the fact that just because you can add an –er  and –est to the end of an adjective doesn’t mean that it will be a word that a person would ever use. Even out of the 500 that remain, some are of little use.

REMEMBER THIS: A much larger percentage of those 4,600 adjectives can have the adverbs more, less, most, and least placed in front of them in order to create comparatives and superlatives.

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495 Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Adjectives

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easy edgy eerie = empty evil faint fair false fancy far *+ far *+ fast + faulty feeble = few fierce fiery filmy filthy fine firm flabby flaky flashy flat flimsy floppy flowery fluffy foamy foggy fond foolhardy = frail frank freaky free fresh friendly frilly frisky frosty frothy fruity frumpy full funny furry fussy fuzzy gabby gaudy gaunt gawky gentle = ghastly giddy glassy gloomy glossy good *+ goofy grainy grand grave greasy great greedy green grimy gritty groggy gross grouchy grubby gruff grumpy guilty gusty gutsy hairy handsome = handy happy hard + hardy harsh hasty haughty hazy healthy hearty heavy hefty high + hoarse homely humble = hungry husky icky icy itchy itty-bitty jazzy jerky jolly juicy kind kindly kingly knobby knotty lacy large late + lazy lean lengthy light likely little = little *+= lively lonely long loose loud + lousy lovely low + lowly lucky lumpy mad many *+ mean meek mellow = merry messy mighty mild misty moist moldy moody muddy muggy murky mushy narrow = naughty near + neat needy new nice nifty nimble = noble = noisy nosy numb nutty obscure odd oily old ornery pale paltry perky petty pink plain pleasant = plucky plump plush polite = poor portly pretty prickly prim prissy prompt proud puffy puny pure pushy quaint queasy queenly quick + quiet = quirky rainy rare rash raspy ratty raw red remote = rich ripe risky ritzy roomy rosy rotten = rough round rude rusty sad safe saintly salty sandy sane sappy sassy saucy scaly scanty scarce scary scraggly scrappy scratchy scrawny scruffy scummy secure = seedy seemly serene = severe = shabby shady shaggy shaky shallow = sharp shifty shiny shoddy short showy shrewd shrill shy sick sickly silky silly simple sincere = sketchy skimpy skinny sleek sleepy slick slight slim slimy slippery sloppy slow + sly small smart smelly smoggy smooth snappy sneaky snooty snotty snug soft soggy some *+ sore sorry sour sparse speedy spicy spiffy spiky spooky spry square squiggly stale stark stately staunch steady steep stern sticky stiff still stingy stodgy stormy straggly straight strange strict strong stubby stuffy sturdy subtle = sulky = sunny sure surly swanky sweaty sweet swift tacky tall tame tangy tardy tart tasty taut teensy teeny teeny-tiny terse testy thick thin thirsty thorny thrifty tidy tight + timely tiny toothy tough trashy trendy tricky trim true trusty twitchy ugly unhappy = unlikely = unlucky = unruly = vague vain vile wacky warm wary watery weak wealthy weary weedy weird wet white wicked wide wiggly wild windy wise wispy witty wobbly woozy wordy worldly worthy young yummy zany zesty	abler angrier worse balder battier beadier bigger bitterer blacker blander blanker bleaker blonder bloodier bluer blunter blurrier bolder bossier bouncier brainier brasher brassier braver brawnier breezier briefer brighter brisker broader browner bubblier bulkier bumpier burlier bushier busier calmer chattier cheaper cheekier cheerier chillier choicer choppier chubbier chunkier clammier classier cleaner 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stuffier sturdier subtler sulkier sunnier surer surlier swankier sweatier sweeter swifter tackier taller tamer tangier tardier tarter tastier tauter teensier teenier teeny-tinier terser testier thicker thinner thirstier thornier thriftier tidier tighter timelier tinier toothier tougher trashier trendier trickier trimmer truer trustier twitchier uglier unhappier unlikelier unluckier unrulier vaguer vainer viler wackier warmer warier waterier weaker wealthier wearier weedier weirder wetter whiter wickeder wider wigglier wilder windier wiser wispier wittier wobblier woozier wordier worldlier worthier younger yummier zanier zestier	ablest angriest worst baldest battiest beadiest biggest bitterest blackest blandest blankest bleakest blondest bloodiest bluest bluntest blurriest boldest bossiest bounciest brainiest brashest brassiest bravest brawniest breeziest briefest brightest briskest broadest brownest bubbliest bulkiest bumpiest burliest bushiest busiest calmest chattiest cheapest 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weediest weirdest wettest whitest wickedest widest wiggliest wildest windiest wisest wispiest wittiest wobbliest wooziest wordiest worldliest worthiest youngest yummiest zaniest zestiest

495 Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Adjectives

Данная статья посвящена наречиям английского языка. Эта тема раскрывает все вопросы, которые могут интересовать человека, изучающего грамматические правила. Мы узнаем, как образовать наречия, сравним их с прилагательными, а также где они стоят в предложении. Кроме этого, пополним словарный запас некоторыми выражениями и научимся работать с degrees of comparison of adverbs. И конечно же, всегда после материла, вы сможете проверить знания на пройденную тему.

Статьи, которые могут быть полезными:

1. Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные.
2. Притяжательный падеж и устойчивые фразы.
3. Подробная таблица времен.
4. Too and enough
5. Степень сравнения прилагательных.

Что такое наречия в английском языке?

Наречия (adverbs) обычно описывают или определяют глаголы, прилагательные, другие наречия или целое предложение.

• Например, the adverbs в следующих предложениях выделены жирным и слова, которые они определяют подчеркнуты:

– I often visit the library. – Я часто посещаю библиотеку.
– It is surprisingly cold today. – Сегодня на удивление холодно.

В первом предложении наречие often определяет глагол visit. Во втором, слово surprisingly описывает прилагательное cold.

• Слова, которые используются для описания наречий, также могут относиться к adverbs:

– My cat eats very slowly. – Мой кот ест очень медленно.

В этом предложении наречие very определяет наречие slowly.

Образование наречий в английском языке

Многие наречия связаны с прилагательными, с помощью словообразования:

[Adjective + суффикс ly = Adverb]

• Cheap – cheaply – дешевый – дешево.
• Slow – slowly – медленный – медленно.
• Quick – quickly – быстрый – быстро.

Правила правописания

• Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на -ic добавляем -ally:

• Tragic – tragically – трагический – трагически.
• Realistic – realistically – реалистичный – реалистично.
• Ironic – ironically – иронический – иронично.

BUT: public – publicly – публичный – публично.

• Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на –le нужно изменить “e” на “y”:

• Horrible – horribly – ужасный – ужасно.
• Noble – nobly – благородный – благородно.
• Simple – simply – простой – просто.

• Прилагательные, заканчивающиеся на согласную + -y, мы убираем “y” и добавляем –ily:

• Happy – happily – счастливый – счастливо.
• Easy – easily – легкий – легко.
• Crazy – crazily – сумасшедший – безумно.

• Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на -e образуют наречие с добавлением -ly не опуская букву ‘e’:

• Rare – rarely – редкий – редко.
• Polite – politely – вежливый – вежливо.

• Ну как обычно существуют исключения:

• True – truly
• Whole – wholly
• Due – dully
• Full – fully

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Прилагательные на суффикс -ly

Есть ряд прилагательных, заканчивающихся на -ly, которые не имеют соответствующих наречий. Такие adjectives, происходят от существительных, обозначающие:

• People:

• 1) Man – мужчина = manly – мужественный, сильный.
  Example:
  – A deep, manly voice.
• 2) King – король = kingly – королевский.

• Family and personal relations:

• 1) Father – отец = fatherly – отцовский.
• 2) Brother = brotherly; friend = friendly.

• И другие:

Lovely – прекрасный.
Lonely – одинокий.
Silly – глупый.
Ugly – уродливый.
Lively – живой.

• Образуют наречие с помощью конструкции [in a Adj way] или [in a Adj manner]:

– They treated me in a friendly way. – Они относились ко мне по-дружески/дружелюбно.

Запомните следующие словосочетания:

in a soldierly way	по-воинские
in a sickly way	болезненно
in a silly way	глупо
in a manly way	по-мужски
in a womanly way	по-женски
in a cowardly way	трусливым образом
in a lively way	живо
in a lovely way	в прекрасной манере
in a motherly way	по-матерински
in a fatherly way	по-отцовски
in a brotherly way	по-братски
in a sisterly way	по-сестрински
in a kingly way	по-королевски

Наречия и прилагательные с одинаковой формой

Существует ряд adjectives / adverbs, которые имеют неизменную форму. Таким образом, это зависит от контекста, является ли слово прилагательным или наречием: Fast, hard, early, late, high, low, right, wrong, straight, daily, monthly and long etc.

• This is hard exercise. – Это упражнение сложное.
• She works hard. – Она работает усердно.
• I saw many high buildings. – Я видела много высоких зданий.
• The plane flew high in the sky. – Самолет летел высоко в небе.

Сравните:

• Walk slow! (Informal English).
• Walk slowly! (Formal English).

Good vs. Well

• Good – прилагательное.
• Well – наречие.

Examples:

• He is a good writer. – Он хороший писатель.
• He writes well. – Он пишет хорошо.

• Иногда well используется как прилагательное, когда говорится о здоровье (health):

• You’re not looking too well. Are you okay? – Ты не очень хорошо выглядишь. Ты в порядке?

Note:

После глаголов look, sound, smell, taste, feel, seem мы используем прилагательное, а не наречие:

• She looks nice /bad /pale/strange.
• It smells sweet /horrible/bad.

Наречия с двумя формами и разными значениями

Некоторые наречия имеют две формы. Первая, которая заканчивается на -ly,
вторая форма остается без изменений: clean(ly), clear(ly) etc.
Эти пары наречий обычно имеют разные значения.

Сравните:

Close or closely?

Close = near (близкий, расположенный недалеко).

– We live close to the church. – Мы живем рядом с церковью.

Closely = carefully (внимательно).

– I was watching the game closely. – Я внимательно следил за игрой.

Второе значение – тесно, близко:

– The two languages are closely related. – Два языка тесно связаны.

Dead or deadly?

Dead = suddenly and completely

– The snow stopped dead. – Снег внезапно остановился.

Deadly = very

– She is deadly serious. – Она очень серьезная.

Deep or deeply?

Deep = a long way down

– I dug deep into the ground. – Я копнул глубоко в землю.

Deeply = very

– I was deeply offended. – Я был очень оскорблен.

Free or freely?

Free = without payment

– Children travel free on buses. – Дети путешествуют бесплатно на автобусах.

Freely = willingly

– She spoke freely about her past. – Она открыто говорила о своем прошлом.

Hard or hardly?

Hard = with a lot of effort

– She worked really hard and passed her exams. – Она усердно работала и сдала экзамены.

Hardly = scarcely/only just

– The telephone line was so bad, I could hardly hear what he was saying. –Телефонная линяя была настолько плохой, что я едва слышал, что он говорил.

High or highly?

High = to/at a high level

– He kicked the ball high over the goal. – Он пнул мяч высоко над воротами.

Highly = very much а также to think/speak highly of something, somebody

– My father is a highly respected dentist. – Мой отец очень уважаемый стоматолог.
– Everyone thinks highly of her behaviour. – Все высоко ценят ее поведение.

Last or Lastly?

Last = after all others

– She got here last. – Она пришла сюда последней.

Lastly = finally

– And lastly, I would like to thank everyone who helped me to open the restaurant. – И наконец, я хочу поблагодарить всех, кто помогал мне открыть ресторан.

Direct or directly?

Direct = without stopping

– ‘Do I have to change trains in Manchester?’ ‘No, you can go direct. – Нужно ли мне пересаживаться на другой поезд в Манчестере? – Нет, можете ехать без пересадок.

Directly = very soon

– I’ll be with him directly. – Я скоро буду вместе с ним.

Late or lately?

Late = after the arranged time

– I stayed up late to watch my favourite film with my boyfriend. – Я задержалась допоздна, чтобы посмотреть мой любимый фильм с моим парнем.

Lately = recently

– I’ve been feeling very well lately. – В последнее время я чувствую себя очень хорошо.

Near or nearly

Near = close

– They live near the university. – Они живут рядом с университетом.

Nearly = almost

– You nearly crashed into the cyclist. – Ты чуть не врезался в велосипедиста.

Pretty or prettily?

Pretty = quite

– I’m pretty sure they’ll accept your invitation. – Я вполне уверен, что они примут твое приглашение.

Prettily = in an attractive way

– She danced prettily. – Она танцевала красиво.

Sharp or sharply?

Sharp = exactly

– The game starts at 5 o’clock sharp. – Игра начинается ровно в пять часов.

Sharply = suddenly and angrily

– ‘Don’t talk to me like that,’ she said sharply – «Не разговаривай со мной так»: она сказала резко.

Short or shortly?

Short = suddenly. Полная фраза stop short (остановиться внезапно или неожиданно)

– I was about to tell the truth but a thought stopped me short. – Я собирался сказать правду, но мысль внезапно остановила меня.
– Cut something short – преждевременно прерывать что-либо:
– He had to cut his speech short when the fire alarm went off. – Ему пришлось прервать свою речь, когда зазвонила пожарная тревога.

Shortly = soon

– Professor will be here shortly. – Профессор скоро будет здесь.

Wide or widely?

Wide = completely also far away from the right point = мимо цели.

– The window was wide opened. – Окно было широко распахнуто.

Widely = to a large extent

– I travel widely in Europe. – Я путешествую много по Европе.

Easy or easily?

Easy = remain calm

– Take it easy, darling. – Успокойся, дорогая.
– Easy does it – Тише едешь, дальше будешь.

Easily = with no difficulty / without doubt / possibly.

– I make friends easily. – Я легко завожу друзей.
– It is easily the best film I’ve seen. – Это, без сомнения, лучший фильм, который я видел.
– This could easily be the answer to your question. – Это может быть ответом на твой вопрос.

Степени сравнения наречий в английском языке

Следует отметить, что многие наречия, такие как sometimes, never, here, there, now, then, first, again, yesterday и daily не образуют сравнительную и превосходную формы.

Наречия, которые используются с окончаниями -er и -est

Наречия также имеют те же сравнительные и превосходные степени, что и прилагательные.

Положительная форма или Positive form	Сравнительная форма Comparative form	Превосходная форма Superlative form
long	longer	(the) longest
near	nearer	(the) nearest
straight	straighter	(the) straightest

Наречия с more и most

Двухсложные или сложные наречия образуются с помощью слов more/most.

Положительная форма или Positive form	Сравнительная форма Comparative form	Превосходная форма Superlative form
carefully	more carefully	(the) most carefully
easily	more easily	(the) most easily
softly	more softly	(the) most softly

Irregular Adverbs/Наречия исключения в английском языке

Неправильные наречия имеют такие же формы, что и неправильные прилагательные.

Positive form	Comparative form	Superlative form
badly	worse	worst
far	farther  or further	farthest or furthest
little	less	least
much	more	most
well	better	best

• Примеры со словом badly:

• We played badly in the first half. – Мы плохо играли в первом тайме.
• She was treated much worse than I was. – С ней обращались гораздо хуже, чем со мной.
• The worst affected area. – Наихудший район.

• Примеры со словом far:

• How far is it to the department store? – Как далеко до универмага?
• In the summer the herds move farther north. – Летом стада уходят дальше на север.
• The dogs walked to the farthest edge of the garden. – Собаки подошли к дальнему краю сада.

Место наречия в английском предложении. Order of Adverbs

Наречия обычно стоят после глагола в конце предложения. Однако их можно ставить в начале или середине. Факторы, определяющие этот выбор, могут быть:

– акцент, который говорящий хотел бы сделать;
– ритм предложения;
– сложность предложения с несколькими дополнениями.

• Front position – Начальная позиция.
• Mid position – Средняя позиция. Перед смысловым глаголом или после вспомогательного глагола.
• End position – В конце предложения.

Пример:

Front	Mid	End
Obviously	they will never	see her again.

Рассмотрим таблицу видов наречий в английском языке

Adverb of manner – наречия образа действия.	Adverb of manner отвечает на вопрос How? Как?	carefully, fast, easily, loudly, well, quickly etc.
Adverbs of place – наречия места.	Where? – где?	here, there, near, away, off, up, in the park etc.
Adverbs of time – наречия времени	When? – Когда?	now, today, tomorrow, then, lately etc.
Adverbs of degree – наречия степени	How much/to what extent? – Сколько? Насколько?/До какой степени?	only, wholly, hardly, far etc.
Adverbs of frequency – наречия частоты	How often? – как часто?	always, ever, never, often, usually etc.
Relative adverbs – относительные наречия.	where, why.	where, why.
Sentence adverbs –  сентенциальное наречие	certainly, probably, possibly etc.	clearly, perhaps.

Разберем каждый тип отдельно.

Adverbs of frequency – наречия частоты

Мы используем некоторые adverbs, чтобы описать, как часто мы что-то делаем.

Частота	Пример
100% – always – всегда	I always brush my teeth at night.
90% – usually – обычно	I usually walk to work.
80% – normally/generally – обычно	I normally get good marks.
70% – often/frequently – часто	I often read books.
50% – sometimes – иногда	I sometimes forget my friend’s birthday.
30% -occasionally – изредка, иногда.	I occasionally drink fizzy water.
10% seldom – редко	I seldom add sugar to my tea.
5% rarely/hardly ever – очень редко	I rarely drink beer.
0% never – никогда	I never swim in the river.

Note:

• Слово often произносится по-разному:

• [ɔfn] –без буквы ‘t’
• [ɔft ən] – с буквой ‘t’

Наречия частоты употребляются перед смысловым глаголом

Subject + adverb + main verb (подлежащее + наречие + смысловой глагол)

He always wants to drink coffee. – Он вечно хочет пить кофе.

I often read in bed at night. – Я часто читаю в постели по ночам.

• Наречие частоты употребляется после глагола to be

Subject + to be + adverb (подлежащее + глагол to be + наречие)

I am normally busy at work. – Я обычно занят на работе.

He is always late. – Он всегда опаздывает.

Когда мы используем вспомогательный глагол (auxiliary verb): has, would / will, should, can, etc., то затем следует наречие и смысловой глагол.

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Adverb + Main Verb (подлежащее + вспомогательный глагол + наречие + смысловой глагол)

I have always lived in Italy. – Я всегда жила в Италии.

I can sometimes beat you in a race. – Иногда я могу победить тебя в гонке.

• Наречия частоты могут также употребляться в начале или в конце предложения, когда хотим что-то выделить или подчеркнуть:

• Sometimes I get up early. – Иногда я встаю рано.
• They only meet occasionally. – Они встречаются лишь изредка.

• Но в начале предложения не могут стоять следующие слова:

Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never

*Always или Never могут использоваться в начале предложения в повелительном наклонении.

• hardly ever и never употребляются с глаголом в утвердительной форме:

• You never say “thank you”. – Ты никогда не говоришь «спасибо».

• Ever употребляется в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях:

• Have you ever seen a dolphin? – Ты когда-нибудь видел дельфина?
• I haven’t ever been to Paris. – Я никогда не был в Париже.

• Выражение Used to и модальный глагол have to стоят после наречий частотности:

• You always have to remind them to take of their shoes. – Ты всегда должен напоминать им снимать обувь.

Expressions

А также можно использовать следующие выражения, если хотим быть более конкретными в отношении частотности:

• every day –каждый день;
• once a month – один раз в месяц;
• twice a year – дважды в год;
• four times a day – четыре раза в день;
• daily – ежедневно;
• monthly – ежемесячно;
• weekly – еженедельно;
• annually/every year – ежегодно/каждый год.

I pay for my flat every month = monthly –Я плачу за квартиру каждый месяц.

• I call her daily to make sure she is fine. – Я звоню ей ежедневно, чтобы убедиться, что она в порядке.

Adverbs of time – наречия времени

Adverbs of time отвечает на вопрос When? Когда?

Yesterday, now, later, sooner etc.

Наречия времени могут занимать начальную (если нужно поставить акцент на время) или конечную позицию в предложении.

Пример:

• I will go to the post office tomorrow. – Завтра я пойду на почту.
• Today I will go to the library. – Сегодня я пойду в библиотеку.

Следующие короткие наречия ставятся в середине предложения: Soon, now, then, still, once.

• It is now time to leave. – Пора уходить.

Но также они могут стоять и в других местах:

• Now it’s time to leave.
• It’s time to leave now.

Обратите внимание, что слово sometimes (иногда) относится к типу частотности. Sometime (как-нибудь, когда-нибудь) – наречие времени.

• You must come over and visit me sometime. – Вы должны как-нибудь навестить меня.
• Sometimes I feel like no one understands me. – Иногда мне кажется, что меня никто не понимает.

Adverbs of place – наречия места

Наречия места показывают нам местоположение действия. Они отвечают на следующий вопрос: Where? Где? Home, abroad, around, inside etc.

Наречия места часто ставится после смыслового глагола или в конце предложения.

• После смыслового глагола (main verb):

• She ran home. – Она побежала домой.
• She ran everywhere with her dad. – Она бегала повсюду со своим отцом.

В конце предложения:

• She ran with her dad everywhere.

• Here и there также наречия времени:

• The summer is here. – Лето здесь.
• Take a sit over there. – Присядьте вон там.

• Here и there могут стоять в начале предложения, чтобы сделать акцент:

Если подлежащее является существительным, за here и there следует глагол:

• Here is the summer!
• Here is my brother!
• There went my dog!

Если подлежащее является местоимение, за here и there следует местоимение:

• Here she is!
• Here it is!
• There it is!
• There they are!

Adverbs of degree – наречия меры и степени

Наречия степени отвечает на вопрос How much? To what extent? Сколько? Насколько? /До какой степени?

К наречиям степени относятся такие слова:

Absolutely	совершенно
Just	просто, всего лишь, только
Completely	совершенно
Totally	полностью
Very	очень
Extremely	чрезвычайно
A lot	много
Terribly	ужасно, очень
Really	очень
Much	часто, очень
Awfully	ужасно
Quite	довольно
Pretty	достаточно
Rather	довольно, до некоторой степени
A little/a bit	немного, недостаточно
Enough	достаточно
Too	слишком
Slightly	немного, слегка

Для более детального перевода слов обратитесь к словарю. Так как слова могут иметь разное значение в зависимости от контекста.

Наречия степени обычно ставятся

Перед прилагательным или наречием, которые их определяют:

• He is quite good at Spanish. – Он неплохо владеет испанским языком.
• I am extremely tired. – я очень устала.

Большинство этих наречий могут также стоять перед смысловым глаголом или после вспомогательного глагола.

• I rather like this shirt. – Мне нравится эта рубашка.
• I can’t quite get it. – Я не совсем понимаю это.

Наречия: a lot, totally, completely, absolutely, terribly, awfully, a bit, a little and much могут стоять в середине или в конце предложения.

• The plane was delayed a little. Или The plane was a little delayed.
• The storm completely destroyed the city. Или The storm destroyed the city completely.

Adverbs of manner – наречия образа действия

Наречия образа действия отвечает на вопрос How? Как?

well – хорошо

quickly – быстро

softly – тихо, спокойно

loudly – громко

beautifully – красиво

dangerously – опасно

secretly – тайно

weakly – слабо

happily – счастливо

sadly – грустно

hard – настойчиво / сильно

fast – быстро

quietly – тихо

slowly – медленно

roughly – приблизительно / грубо

greedily – жадно

nicely – хорошо, отлично

badly –  плохо / сильно

hungrily – жадно

angrily – сердито

thankfully – к счастью

Наречия образа действия ставятся после дополнения или смыслового глагола

После смыслового глагола

I dance well – я танцую хорошо.

I dance slowly – я танцую медленно.

I dance beautifully – я танцую красиво.

После дополнения

I read the book well – я читаю книгу хорошо.

I read the book loudly – я читаю книгу громко.

Наречия образа действия также может стоять в середине предложения:

• He looked angrily at me. – Он посмотрел на меня сердито.

Когда в предложении несколько наречий, то порядок таков:

Manner – place – time.

	manner	place	time
He watched TV	quietly	in his room	until 7.00

Однако если есть глагол движения (go, run, leave etc), то наречия места идет рядом с глаголом движения:

	place	manner	time
Ann was rushed	to hospital	suddenly	an hour ago.

Если в предложении есть наречия частоты, то порядок таков:

	manner	place	frequency	time
My sister walks	impatiently	home	every evening	after work.

Sentence Adverbs – сентенциальное наречие

Наречие, обозначающее все предложение, в целом ставится в начале, середине или в конце предложения. Но чаще всего в начальной позиции.

Sentence adverbs

Probably – вероятно

Possibly – может быть, возможно

Certainly – безусловно

Clearly – явно, очевидно

Luckily – к счастью

Of course – конечно

Fortunately – к счастью

Maybe – возможно, может быть

Perhaps – возможно, может быть

Примеры:

• Luckily, he didn’t crash into the tree. – К счастью, он не врезался в дерево.
• He luckily didn’t crash into the tree.
• He didn’t crash into the tree, luckily.

В отрицательных предложениях наречия possibly, certainly and probably стоят перед вспомогательным глаголом:

• I probably didn’t believe you. – Я, вероятно, не верил тебе.

Наречия обычно не употребляются между дополнением (object) и глаголом (verb).

He likes biscuits very much. (not: he likes very much biscuits).

Вывод

В следующей таблице приведены наиболее часто используемые позиции для пяти различных типов наречий, рассмотренных выше.

Type of adverb	Most commonly used position in clause
Adverbs of frequency	Mid-position
Adverbs of time	End-position. *Or at the Front position if we want to put emphasis on the time.
Adverbs of degree	Mid-position
Adverbs of manner	End-position.
Adverbs of place	End-position.

Сделайте упражнение, которое поможет вам лучше понять разницу между прилагательным и наречием.

Тест по теме

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Hello, guys! Welcome to our grammar lessons!

My best friends Maddie, Kristie and Martin will help
me make our lessons useful and enjoyable.

Look at these cities: Milan,
Tokyo, Los Angeles, Sydney, Barcelona, Beijing,
London, Paris, Moscow.

What countries are they in?

Milan is in Italy.

Tokyo is in Japan.

Los Angeles is in the USA.

Sydney is in Australia.

Barcelona is in Spain.

Beijing is in China.

London is in the UK.

Paris is in France.

Read the facts about the people from these countries
and complete the sentences.

1. They drive dangerously in (the USA)

2. They dress very stylishly in (the UK)

3. You can eat very well in France)

4. People in talk loudly. (Italy)

5. They work hard in (China)

6. People dance beautifully in (Spain)

7. People speak very quietly in (Japan)

8.  People are very friendly and love water
sports in (Australia)

Good job!

Now look at the highlighted words. What part of speech
are these words? Adjectives or Adverbs?

These are Adverbs.

1.               
What is an adverb?

2.               
How do we form adverbs?

3.               
What are their degrees of comparison?

These are the questions we’ll answer today.

·                  
We use adjectives (прилагательные) to
describe nouns (things). Adverbs help us to describe verbs (actions).

E.g.:

She’s wearing a stylish dress.
(WHAT dress? – stylish – adjective)

They dress very stylishly in the UK.
(They dress HOW? – stylishly – adverb)

·                  
Adverbs usually go after the verb.

E.g.:

You can eat very well in France.

People in Italy talk loudly.

Formation

We usually form an adverb be adding –ly
to the adjective.

E.g.:

serious – seriously

quick – quickly

slow – slowly

Adjectives ending in –le drop the –e
and take –y.

E.g.:

gentle – gently

terrible — terribly

Adjectives ending in consonant + y change
it to –i and add —ly.

E.g.:

easy – easily

cozy – cozily

healthy — healthily

Adjectives ending in –l take –ly.

E.g.:

wonderful – wonderfully

careful – carefully

Not all words that end in –ly are adverbs!

The following words are the adjectives:

a friendly atmosphere

a lively conversation

a motherly attitude

a cowardly behavior

a lonely house

a lovely garden

a silly question

an ugly view

Some adverbs don’t end in –ly and have the same
form as adjectives:

best (лучший
– лучше всего)

long
(долгий
– долго)

low
(низкий
– низко)

right
(правильный
– правильно)

wrong
(неправильный
– неправильно)

free
(свободный – свободно)

hard
(трудный – усердно)

near
(близкий
– близко)

high
(высокий
– высоко)

straight
(прямой
– прямо)

E.g.:

Adjective	Adverb
It is a late autumn now. Сейчас поздняя осень.	She always comes late. Она всегда приходит поздно.
He took a fast train to Paris. Он поехал на скором поезде до Парижа.	He swims very fast. Он плавает очень быстро.
The river is deep. Река глубокая.	They went deep into the forest. Они зашли глубоко в лес.

Let’s practice the rules with Martin.

Put the words in the correct column:

dangerous, fast, funnily, happy, hard, lazy, nice,
perfectly, safely, well.

The adjectives are dangerous, happy, lazy and nice.

The adverbs are funnily, perfectly, safely.

And words that can be both adjectives and adverbs are fast,
hard and well.

Adjective	Adverb	Adjective or adverb

Comparative and superlative forms of adverbs

Adverbs that have the same forms as their adjectives
add –er to form the comparative form of adverbs.

To form the superlative form, we add -est.

long – longer — the longest

fast — faster – the fastest

hard- harder – the hardest

Two syllable or compound adverbs take more to
form the comparative form of adverbs. (compound adverbs are
adjectives +ly, careful — carefully).

To form the superlative form, we add
(the) most.

often – more often – the most often

quietly – more quietly – the most quietly

patiently – more patiently – the most patiently

Let’s look at the most common forms of irregular
adverbs.

well badly little much/many/a lot far

better worse less more farther/further

(the) best (the) worst (the) least (the) most (the) farthest/furthest

Now it’s time to practice the rule with.

Martin’s marks weren’t very good. He’s thinking about
what he can do to do better at school.

1. I will listen to the teacher more carefully.

(Carefully is a compound adverb, that’s why we
add more in the comparative degree)

2. I will work harder. (Hard has the
same form as an adjective, that’s why we add –er)

3. I will do my homework more regularly. (Regularly
is a compound adverb, that’s why we add more in the comparative degree)

4. I will write more neatly. (Neatly is
a compound adverb, that’s why we add more in the comparative degree)

5. I will behave better in class. (Well
is an irregular adverb: well-better-the best)

6. I will take school more seriously. (Seriously
is a compound adverb, that’s why we add more in the comparative degree)

That`s all for today.

I hope, the information was useful and informative to
you.

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