Use the word fast as an adjective in a sentence

  • #1

Given the following sentence:

The baby was fast asleep.

Is «fast» a adverb and «asleep» a adverb?

Also given this sentence:

The baby went fast asleep.

Is «fast» a adjective and «asleep» a adverb?

  • #2

notmyname216 said:

Given the following sentence:

The baby was fast asleep.

Is «fast» a adverb and «asleep» a adverb?

Also given this sentence:

The baby went fast asleep.

Is «fast» a adjective and «asleep» a adverb?

In that context, fast is synonymous with the adverbs soundly and completely, so it’s an adverb. asleep describes the state of the the baby. It’s a predicate adjective.

  • #3

Thanks Casiopea.

Is «fast» a adjective and «asleep» also a adjective if the sentences are rewritten this way:

1. The baby was asleep fast.

2. The baby went asleep fast.

  • #4

«be asleep» is a set pair. The first word «be» is a linking verb, and the second word «asleep» is an adjective. As for «go asleep/went asleep», it sounds odd to me, sorry. I’d use, «She went

to sleep

fast.»

«fast» can be an adjective or an adverb. When «fast» modifies a noun, it functions as an adjective,

Adjective: She has a

fast car

.

The car

is

fast

. (‘car’, ‘The car’ are nouns)

When «fast» modifies a verb or an adjective, it functions as an adverb,

Adverb: She is

fast asleep

. She

fell

asleep

fast

. She

went

to sleep fast.

When in doubt, replace «fast» with an adverb, and if the sentence sounds OK, then «fast» is an adverb, like this,

She fell asleep fast/quickly. («fast» is an adverb)
She is fast/completely asleep. («fast» is an adverb)
She has a fast/quickly car. (ungrammatical) «fast» is not an adverb here.
She went to sleep fast/quickly. («fast» is an adverb)

  • #5

Is «fast» a manner adverb in both these sentences?

She fell asleep fast.
She fell fast asleep.

Tdol

Editor, UsingEnglish.com


  • #6

notmyname216 said:

Is «fast» a manner adverb in both these sentences?

She fell asleep fast.
She fell fast asleep.

Yes, in the first you could replace it with ‘quickly’ and in the second with ‘soundly’. The first describes the way she fell asleep, and the second describes the manner in which she slept. ;-)

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April 18, 2022

The Essentials of English Adjectives: 7 Key Adjective Types to Know

“My cat had each of these four adorable kittens.”

If you removed all the adjectives from this sentence, you would just be left with “Cat had kittens.”

An adjective can add color and life to your sentence, and it can add important information, but that’s not all.

Adjectives are used much more often than even native speakers think. They are useful tools for speaking English well, so it’s important to learn how to use them correctly.

Contents

  • What Is an Adjective?
  • The 3 Different Degrees of Adjectives
  • 7 Types of English Adjectives That Every ESL Student Must Know
    • 1. Descriptive
    • 2. Quantitative
    • 3. Demonstrative
    • 4. Possessive
    • 5. Interrogative
    • 6. Distributive
    • 7. Articles


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What Is an Adjective?

Adjectives are words that modify (change) nouns, pronouns and other adjectives. In the sentence “he was fast,” the word “fast” is an adjective that describes the pronoun “he.” Here’s a special sentence that uses all the letters of the English language:

“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”

In this sentence, the words “quick,” “brown” and “lazy” are adjectives (and so is the word “the,” but we’ll explain this later!). All these words are describing or somehow modifying a noun.

So, you might already know about adjectives like these, like “quick,” “beautiful” and “ugly,” which are used to describe people, places and things.

But did you know that adjectives have many other uses? Words like “every,” “the” and “my” are also adjectives. When you say “my cat,” the word “my” is modifying the word “cat.” It’s describing that cat as your possession, or something that belongs to you. Likewise for the word “every” in the phrase “every cat.”

As you can see, adjectives have many uses!

The 3 Different Degrees of Adjectives

Imagine changing the temperature on your air conditioner. The air conditioner has different degrees of temperature you can select. Adjectives have different degrees, as well.

The three degrees of an adjective are positive, comparative and superlative. When you use them depends on how many things you’re talking about:

  • A positive adjective is a normal adjective that’s used to describe, not compare. For example: “This is good soup” and “I am funny.”
  • A comparative adjective is an adjective that’s used to compare two things (and is often followed by the word than). For example: “This soup is better than that salad” or “I am funnier than her.”
  • A superlative adjective is an adjective that’s used to compare three or more things, or to state that something is the most. For example: “This is the best soup in the whole world” or “I am the funniest out of all the other bloggers.”

These three degrees only work for descriptive adjectives.

If a descriptive adjective has one or two syllables, you can turn it into its comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est. For example, you can say that a song is loud, louder (than another song) or the loudest (out of all the other songs).

Descriptive adjectives with three or more syllables don’t use the -er and -est endings. The word beautiful, for example, can’t be turned into beautifuler or beautifulest—those aren’t words! Instead, you add the words more and the most before it to turn it into a comparative or superlative adjective: Beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful.

There are some exceptions to these rules, as with most grammar rules. For example, good only has one syllable, but it turns into better and best. You can find a list of common irregular adjectives here.

Descriptive adjectives are some of the most common, but adjectives have many other uses! Below are the different types of English adjectives you might come across in your English conversations.

1. Descriptive

A descriptive adjective is probably what you think of when you hear the word “adjective.” Descriptive adjectives are used to describe nouns and pronouns.

Words like beautiful, cute, silly, tall, annoying, loud and nice are all descriptive adjectives. These adjectives add information and qualities to the words they’re modifying. You can find a list of the 25 most commonly used adjectives at the English Club.

Learning these common adjectives are not only essential for regular conversations between friends and beginner English learning, but also for academic English or Business English purposes.

Back to descriptive adjectives – here are some examples.

Examples:

“The flowers have a smell” is just stating a fact, and it has no adjectives to describe what the flowers or their smell are like.

“The beautiful flowers have a nice smell” gives us a lot more information, with two descriptive adjectives.

You can say “The cat is hungry,” or “The hungry cat.” In both cases, the word hungry is an adjective describing the cat.

2. Quantitative

Quantitative adjectives describe the quantity of something.

In other words, they answer the question “how much?” or “how many?” Numbers like one and thirty are this type of adjective. So are more general words like many, half and a lot.

Examples:

“How many children do you have?” “I only have one daughter.”

“Do you plan on having more kids?” “Oh yes, I want many children!”

“I can’t believe I ate that whole cake!”

3. Demonstrative

A demonstrative adjective describes “which” noun or pronoun you’re referring to. These adjectives include the words:

  • This — Used to refer to a singular noun close to you.
  • That — Used to refer to a singular noun far from you.
  • These — Used to refer to a plural noun close to you.
  • Those — Used to refer to a plural noun far from you.

Demonstrative adjectives always come before the word they’re modifying.

Sometimes, like when you’re responding to a question, you can leave off the noun being described and only use the adjective. For example, if someone asks you how many cakes you want to buy you can respond: “I want to buy two cakes,” or you can just say: “I want to buy two.”

Examples:

“Which bicycle is yours?” “This bicycle is mine, and that one used to be mine until I sold it.”

4. Possessive

Possessive adjectives show possession. They describe to whom a thing belongs. Some of the most common possessive adjectives include:

  • My — Belonging to me
  • His — Belonging to him
  • Her — Belonging to her
  • Their — Belonging to them
  • Your — Belonging to you
  • Our — Belonging to us

All these adjectives, except the word his, can only be used before a noun. You can’t just say “That’s my,” you have to say “That’s my pen.” When you want to leave off the noun or pronoun being modified, use these possessive adjectives instead:

  • Mine
  • His
  • Hers
  • Theirs
  • Yours
  • Ours

For example, even though saying “That’s my” is incorrect, saying “That’s mine” is perfectly fine.

Examples:

“Whose dog is that?” “He’s mine. That’s my dog.”

5. Interrogative

Interrogative adjectives interrogate, meaning that they ask a question. These adjectives are always followed by a noun or a pronoun, and are used to form questions. The interrogative adjectives are:

  • Which — Asks to make a choice between options.
  • What — Asks to make a choice (in general).
  • Whose — Asks who something belongs to.

Other question words, like “who” or “how,” aren’t adjectives since they don’t modify nouns. For example, you can say “whose coat is this?” but you can’t say “who coat?”

Which, what and whose are only considered adjectives if they’re immediately followed by a noun. The word which is an adjective in this sentence: “Which color is your favorite?” But not in this one: “Which is your favorite color?”

Examples:

Which song will you play on your wedding day?”

What pet do you want to get?”

Whose child is this?”

6. Distributive

Distributive adjectives describe specific members out of a group. These adjectives are used to single out one or more individual items or people. Some of the most common distributive adjectives include:

  • Each — Every single one of a group (used to speak about group members individually).
  • Every — Every single one of a group (used to make generalizations).
  • Either — One between a choice of two.
  • Neither — Not one or the other between a choice of two.
  • Any — One or some things out of any number of choices. This is also used when the choice is irrelevant, like: “it doesn’t matter, I’ll take any of them.”

These adjectives are always followed by the noun or pronoun they’re modifying.

Examples:

Every rose has its thorn.”

“Which of these two songs do you like?” “I don’t like either song.”

7. Articles

There are only three articles in the English language: a, an and the. Articles can be difficult for English learners to use correctly because many languages don’t have them (or don’t use them in the same way).

Although articles are their own part of speech, they’re technically also adjectives! Articles are used to describe which noun you’re referring to. Maybe thinking of them as adjectives will help you learn which one to use:

  • A — A singular, general item.
  • An — A singular, general item. Use this before words that start with a vowel.
  • The — A singular or plural, specific item.

Simply put, when you’re talking about something general, use a and an. When you’re speaking about something specific, use the. “A cat” can be used to refer to any cat in the world. “The cat” is used to refer to the cat that just walked by.

Here’s a quick tip that can sometimes help you decide which article to use: Try using a demonstrative adjective before the noun. If it makes sense, use the word the. If it changes the meaning of what you’re trying to say, use a or an.

For example, if it makes sense to say “I don’t understand this question,” you can also say “I don’t understand the question.” On the other hand, it sounds strange to say “I need this tissue” because you don’t need that specific tissue. You just need “a tissue.”

Examples:

The elephants left huge footprints in the sand.”

An elephant can weigh over 6,000 pounds!”

We hope you’re leaving this article a bit smarter and more educated about the wonders of adjectives!

But don’t just learn rules for adjectives and complete practice exercises. Make sure you get lots of exposure to English speech so you can experience English adjectives being used in context.

If there aren’t any native speakers around, you can still practice by yourself with authentic English audio and video content. This is the type that native speakers would listen to and watch, like English podcasts, music, TV shows, movies and so on. You can find plenty of authentic media online, on places like YouTube, blog websites, streaming sites and so forth.

Another resource is FluentU, which uses a library of short authentic English videos. Each clip has interactive subtitles so you can spot adjectives and see how they’re used in context, and you can click on any word for more information about it. You can then review vocabulary by making flashcards or taking quizzes.

Adjectives are what make sentences sound natural and interesting. Without them, you’d be hearing a lot of very strange or boring sentences. So make sure you get comfortable with them and use them as often as you can!


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Adverbs in English: rules of education and place in a sentence with tables and translation

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An adverb is a part of speech that answers the question «How?» and characterizes a verb, adjective or other adverb. There are different types of adverbs — manner of action (how), place (where), time (when), degree (to what extent), frequency (how often), opinions. Consider the rules for using adverbs in English.

Formation of adverbs in English

How are adverbs formed? By structure, adverbs can be divided into the following groups:

Simple Derivatives Composite Composite
long (long) slowly anyhow (in any way) at once (immediately)
enough (enough) wise (similarly) sometimes (sometimes) at last (finally)
then (then) forward nowhere (nowhere) so far (so far)

The most common way to form adverbs is by adding the -ly suffix to the adjective. Such adverbs usually have a similar meaning to them.

Adjective Adverb
bad badly (poorly)
Beautiful beautifully (beautiful)
carefully Carefully (attentively)
quick quickly (quickly)
quiet quietly (quiet)
soft gently (soft)

Consider the spelling change when adding the -ly suffix:

  • le changing to ly (gentle — gently)
  • y changing to ily (easy — easily)
  • ic changing to ically (automatic — automatically)
  • ue changing to uly (true — truly)
  • ll changing to eye (full — fully)

Other examples of suffixes: -ward (s), -long, -wise

  • clockwise
  • forward
  • headlong

Adverbs are exceptions

Some adverbs can be both adjectives and adverbs in different situations without adding suffixes:

  • It was a fast train. The train went fast.
  • He returned from a long journey. Will you stay here long?
  • The price is very low. The plane flew very low.
  • We have very little time. He reads very little.

Other examples of exceptions are hard, high, deep, last, late, near, wide, early, far, straight, right, wrong.

Most common exception: good — well.

Some adverbs have two forms — one without -ly and one with it. These forms have different meanings. Examples: hard / hardly, last / lastly, late / lately, near / nearly, high / highly.

Adjective Adverb without -ly Adverb with -ly
He is a hard worker He works hard I could hardly understand him (I could hardly understand him)
He returned in late autumn (He returned in late autumn) I went to bed late yesterday (I went to bed late yesterday) I haven’t seen him lately (I haven’t seen him lately)
He is studying the history of the Near East He lives quite near It is nearly 5 o’clock (Now almost 5 o’clock)
The house is very high The plane flew very high It is a highly developed state

Place and order of adverbs in a sentence

Where is the adverb in English? The position in the sentence depends on the type of adverb (read below), their number and other factors.

— before adjectives, other adverbs and participles The task was surprisingly simple.He walked very fast.We are extremely interested in their offer.
— usually after verbs He speaks slowly
— at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis Slowly, he entered the room. Now I understand what you mean
— when there are two or more adverbs in a sentence, they go in the following order: manner — place — time She spoke very well here last time
— if the sentence contains a verb of movement (go, come, leave etc.), the adverbs go in this order: place — manner — time She arrived here by train yesterday

Types of adverbs in English with lists

The following classification of adverbs is distinguished — the adverbs of the mode of action, time, frequency, place and direction, degree and opinion. Let’s consider all these groups in more detail.

Adverbs of manner

Such adverbs tell us how something is happening: well, badly, slowly, and so on.

  • How did John behave? He behaved badly.
  • Did you sleep well?
  • He came very quickly

We do not use adverbs after linking verbs to be, become, feel, get, look, seem. We use adjectives after them.

  • Sue felt happy
  • Nobody seemed amused
  • I am not sure

Mode adverbs appear before the main verb, after auxiliary verbs, or at the end of a sentence

  • They quickly returned
  • He was anxiously waiting for their reply
  • She smiled kindly

Adverbs of time

List of adverbs of the time: When (when), now (now), then (then, then) before (before, before) after (then, after), afterwards (subsequently), once (once), fair (just now, just), still (still), already / yet (already), yet (yet, yet), since (since), early (early), lately / recently (recently), suddenly (suddenly), soon (soon), long (for a long time), August (ago), today (today), Tomorrow (tomorrow), yesterday (yesterday) etc.

Tense adverbs usually appear at the end of a sentence. They can be placed in the first place for emphasis, in other words, to give the desired stylistic coloring:

  • I saw her yesterday
  • Still I can’t understand what happened then (still ahead for dramatic coloring)

Some monosyllabic adverbs of the tense (soon, now, then) come before the main verbs and after the auxiliary verbs:

  • I now understand what he means
  • She will soon come back home

Remarks:

  1. We say tonight (tonight / night), tomorrow night, last night (not “yesterday night”)
  2. Already and yet can mean already. At the same time, already is used only in statements, and yet in questions and negations.
  3. The preposition for can mean “during” and is used with adverbs of time: for a long time, for 10 years.

Adverbs of frequency

They answer the question «How often?» The most common ones are: always (always), generally, normally, normally (usually), frequently, frequently (often), seldom, rarely (rarely), Sometimes (sometimes), from time to time, occasionally (occasionally), never (never).

Where to put such adverbs? Frequency adverbs come after auxiliary verbs, but before the main semantic ones:

  • He has never visited us.
  • Paul is often barks.
  • He Sometimes comes here.

Generally, usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes can be at the beginning of a sentence to give a stylistic coloring:

  • I usually go to work by metro. — Usually, I go to work by metro.

Adverbs of place and direction

List of the main adverbs of place and direction: here (here), there (there, there), Where (where, where), somewhere, anywhere (somewhere, somewhere) nowhere (nowhere, nowhere) elsewhere (somewhere else) far away (far), near (close), inside (inside), outside (outside), above (above, above), below (below, below).

Such adverbs are usually placed at the end of a sentence:

  • How long are they going to stay here?

Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere

Source: https://dundeeclub.ru/grammar/narechiya-v-anglijskom-yazyke-s-perevodom-tablitsami-i-primerami-adverbs.html

Formation of adverbs in English with examples

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Adverbs in English help to make speech brighter, more emotional and colorful. Sometimes one word is enough to convey the meaning of a sentence or to emphasize what has been said.

By studying the formation of adverbs in English by examples, you can more easily understand the peculiarities of the composition of words, as well as learn the exceptions. Remember that English is the language of exceptions to the rules, so be sure to study not only the basic rules, but also examples with exceptions.

A kind of imaginary tables should always be in your memory, then your speech will be competent and correct.

The basics of the basics: what you need to know without fail

Adverbs (adverbs) are used to indicate a sign or course of action and can answer the following questions:

When? He was absent yesterday => He was absent yesterday.
How? (How?) She will be singing slowly => She will sing slowly.
Where? It is very cozy indoors => The room is very cozy.
How often? He visits us only sometimes => He visits us only occasionally.
In what degree? I saw enough exotic animals so I made some amazing photos => I’ve seen enough exotic animals, so I took some great photos.

The adverbs of the English language are also subdivided according to their structure, more precisely, word formation. It is important to remember that an adverb can be:

  • Simple (only one root => here, now, well)
  • Derivatives (root + suffixes and prefixes => rarely, unfortunately, quickly)
  • Complicated (one word has several stems => nowhere, sometimes, downhill)
  • A compound (forming an adverb with a phrase that has a single meaning =>see you first/at first, since then/since, so far/while, at least/at least, in wine/ in vain, at length/ detail).

When forming adverbs from adjectives, you need to remember that each type is characterized by its own peculiarities of composition.

Using the suffix -ly

This type of adverb formation occurs most often. Adverbs in English are formed from adjectives as follows: adjective stem (sometimes noun) + -ly =>

Day + ly => daily (daily)

Source: https://speakenglishwell.ru/obrazovanie-narechij-v-anglijskom-yazyke-pravila-i-isklyucheniya/

Adverbs in English

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Adverb Is a part of speech that denotes a sign of action.

In other words, an adverb indicates how, where, when, or to what extent something happened:

The guests moved hurriedly into the dining room.
The guests hurriedly went into the dining room.

English adverbs are divided into the following semantic groups:

here — here

there — there

where — where

inside — inside

outside — outside

above — at the top

below — below

somewhere — somewhere, somewhere

anywhere — anywhere, anywhere

nowhere — nowhere, nowhere

and more

now — now

when — when

then — then then

today — today

yesterday — yesterday

tomorrow — tomorrow

before — before, before

lately — recently

recently — recently, recently

once — once, once

and more

much — very

little — little

very — very, very

too — too, very

so — so, to such an extent

enough — enough, enough

hardly — barely, barely

scarcely — barely, with difficulty

nearly — almost

almost — almost, almost

and more

well — good

fast — fast

quickly — quickly, soon

slowly — slowly

quietly — quietly

easily — easy

and more

too — also, too

also — also, besides

either — also, too

else — more, except

only — only, just

even — even

etc.

When are adverbs used in English?

Adverbs can characterize an action:

He is running fast.
He runs fast.

signs:

She is very witty.
She is very witty.

other adverb:

It’s too late.
Too late.

or the whole sentence:

honestlywe did a great job.
Honestly, we did a great job.

In addition, adverbs in English can combine separate sentences (adverbs therefore, then, however, nevertheless, still, yet, besides, moreover, otherwise, else) or a subordinate and main clause as part of a complex (when, where, how, why) :

It was very hard to start my own business. I continued suddenheless and never looked back.
Starting your own business was very difficult. However, I continued and never looked back.

I don’t care why you are late again.
I don’t care why you’re late again.

Adverbs When, Where, why, how can serve as an interrogative word, opening an interrogative sentence:

Where is that boy?
Where is this boy?

When did you come?
When did you come?

In addition, adverbs can reflect the speaker’s personal attitude to the topic of conversation, in which case they are called «viewpoint adverb».

Foolishly, I agreed to help him.
Out of my stupidity, I agreed to help him.

Clearly, he is mistaken.
He’s obviously wrong.

Actually, I share your opinion.
In general, I share your point of view.

Formation of English dialects

Source: https://www.native-english.ru/grammar/english-adverbs

Adverbs in English. Determining the place in sentences

  • Pre-Intermediate

    Setting principle adverbs to a specific place in a sentence is based on two points:

    1. The adverb is placed either BEFORE or AFTER the verb.
    2. Adverbs of different categories (mode of action, time, place, etc.) occupy different places in the sentence.

    Therefore, there are several possible options for setting each category of adverbs in a sentence.

    1. Before the verb

    • Adverbs always, often, seldom, ever, never, just, already, yet, usually, generally, sometimes, still, soon, once… But!!! These adverbs are placed AFTER THE VERB TO BE.
    • Mode of action adverbs, if the verb is followed by an infinitive.
    • All adverbs are placed before have to + infinitive and used to

    2. After the verb

    • Mode of action adverbs.
    • All adverbs are placed after an auxiliary verb, after a modal verb, or after the first verb (if the verb construction is complex).
    • The adverb «yet «to mean» yet «.
    • The adverb «enough».

    3. At the end of the sentence

    • The adverb «yet«In the meaning» already «.
    • Adverbs before, lately, recently.
    • Adverbs too, either.

    4. At the beginning or end of a sentence

    • Sometimes can stand anywhere.
    • Adverbs tomorrow, today, yesterday.

    5. additional information

    • Adverb enough is placed after an adverb or definition. It can also define a noun and stand both before and after it.
    • Adverb too in the meaning «too» is placed before the word that it defines.
    • If the adverb of time and the adverb of place are next to each other, then the adverb of place comes first.
    • An adverb defining an adjective or other adverb is placed before the word being defined.

    Schematically, the principle of the arrangement of adverbs in a sentence can be depicted as follows:

    TABLE.

    BEFORE VERB AFTER VERB AT THE END OF THE OFFER AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF THE OFFER
    always, often, seldom, ever, never, just, already, yet, usually, generally, sometimes, still, soon, once Mode of action adverbs «Yet» means «already» Sometimes it can stand anywhere
    Everything before have to + infinitive and used to Everything after an auxiliary verb, after a modal verb, or after the first verb (if the verb construction is complex) before, lately, recently tomorrow, today, yesterday
    Mode of action adverbs, if the verb is followed by an infinitive. «Yet» means «yet»; enough too, either tomorrow, today, yesterday

    In conclusion, we recommend taking the test — choose the correct option:

  • Source: https://www.learnathome.ru/grammar/the-order-of-adverbs.html

    Types of adverbs in English, education, use in a sentence

    Groups into which English dialects by way of education: simple, compound, derived and composite.

    Simple

    These adverbs consist of only one word:

    foolishly (stupid),
    how (how),
    even (even)

    Complex

    It happened as a result of the merger of two words:

    everything (everything),
    sometimes (sometimes)

    Derivatives

    Derivative adverb formation often by adding a suffix -glass to an adjective or noun.

    Formed from adjectives Formed from nouns

    slow — slowly (slowly) month — monthly (monthly)
    quiet — quietly (calmly) day — daily (daily)
    nice — nicely (nice) year — yearly (annually)

    Rule for adding suffix -ly

    If the adjective from which the adverb is formed ends in -ythen -y replaced by -i:

    busy — busily (busily, fussy),
    easy — easily (easily)

    With -ly and no suffix

    There are a number of adverbs with and without the -ly suffix that have different meanings:

    clear — clearly (clear — obvious)
    close — closely (close — carefully),
    dear — dearly (expensive — strong),
    deep — deeply (deep — strong, deep),
    hard — hardly (diligently — hardly)
    high — highly (high — very strong, high),
    late — lately (late — recently)
    near — nearly (close — almost),
    pretty — pretily (pretty — pretty, as it should),
    right — rightly (straight — right),
    wide — widely (wide open — wide).

    It is very rare that adverbs are formed by adding suffixes. -most (almost — almost), (a — the same), -fold (threefold — triple), -ward (s) (eastward — to the East), -wise (clockwise — clockwise).

    Composite

    Composite adverbs are in two words or words with a preposition:

    at least (at least),
    by the way (by the way),
    too seldom (too seldom).

    Types of English adverbs

    When classifying each other, adverbs are divided into several discharges (see below).

    Adverbs of place:

    here (here),
    out there (there),
    inside (inside),
    elsewhere (elsewhere),
    far away, etc

    Mode of action adverbs:

    correctly
    fast (fast),
    slowly (slowly),
    quietly (calmly),
    easily, etc

    Adverbs of measure and degree:

    little (little),
    very (very),
    enough (enough)
    scarcely (barely),
    too (too),
    nearly (close), etc

    Adverbs of time:

    now (now),
    today (today),
    yesterday (yesterday),
    tomorrow (tomorrow),
    lately (late),
    recently
    once (once),
    ever
    always (always),
    seldom (rare),
    sometimes (sometimes),
    already (already),
    still (bye),
    since (for some time now), etc

    Let’s single out a number of adverbs that are not separated into a separate row:

    too (also),
    else (otherwise),
    only (only),
    even (even), etc

    When and how to use adverbs?

    Adverbs characterize the action:

    They are walking quickly.
    They’re walking fast.

    Signs:

    She is very cute.
    It very cute.

    Other adverb:

    It’s too late to apologize.
    Too late apologize.

    Total offer:

    honestly, we have to do a lot.
    Honestly speakingwe have a lot to do.

    When, why, Where are the interrogative word, with which the interrogative sentence always begins:

    When did you manage to do it all?
    When did you manage to do all this?

    Also in English there are adverbs that help the speaker to express their point of view. In English they are called viewpoint adverb.

    FoolishlyI went to this club.
    Foolishly I went to this club. fairly fairly decent.
    She completed this task pretty decent.

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    • Comparison of adverbs in English

    Source: https://englishforeducation.ru/types-of-adverbe-in-english.html

    An adverb is a word that defines the meaning of a verb, adjective, other adverb, or noun phrase. Most adverbs are formed by adding the suffix –ly to the adjective.

    Rules for the formation of adverbs in English

    1. To form an adverb in English from an adjective that ends in — l, you need to add the suffix –ly.
    Example: careful-carefully.

    2.Adjectives ending in — y, when forming an adverb in English, take the suffix — ily.
    Will take: lucky-luckily.

    3. The suffix Ble is changed to bly.
    Example: responsible-responsibly.

    Mode of action adverb

    The adverb of the mode of action characterizes the verb. It describes the way in which an action is performed.

    Example: She did the work carefully. Carefully characterizes the verb to describe the quality of the action.

    Adverb of place or location

    The adverb of place indicates where the action takes place.

    Example: They live locally. (She lives in this area.)

    Adverb of time

    The adverb of time indicates when an action is performed or its duration, or how often this action is performed.

    Example:

    — He did it yesterday. (When) — He did it yesterday. (When)

    — They are permanently busy. (Duration) — They are constantly busy. (Duration)

    — She never does it. (Frequency) — She never does that. (How often)

    Adverb of Degree in English

    The degree adverb increases or decreases the effect of the verb.

    Example: I completely agree with you. (I totally agree with you.) This increases the effect of the verb, while the adverb `partially` decreases it.

    Adverbs characterizing adjectives

    An adjective can be defined by an adverb. It usually comes before the adjective, with the exception of the adverb enough, which follows it.

    Example:

    — That`s really good. (This is really good.)

    — It was a terribly difficult time for all of us. (It was a terribly difficult time for all of us.)

    — It wasn`t good enough. (It wasn’t good enough.) The word enough follows the adjective.

    Adverbs characterizing adverbs

    An adverb can define another adverb. As with adjectives, the adverb comes before the adverb it defines, while enough is the exception.

    Example:

    — She did it really well. (She did it very well.)

    — He didn`t come last night, funnily enough. (He didn’t show up last night, which is funny enough.)

    Noun adverb

    An adverb can characterize a noun to indicate a time or place.

    Example:

    — The concert tomorrow. (Tomorrow’s concert)

    Source: http://www.the-world.ru/narechie

    Types of adverbs in English. Types of English adverbs

    Adverbs in English are divided into several classes.

    Adverbs of time

    Adverbs of time in English answer the question «when». Examples: today — today, yesterday — yesterday, now — now, before — before, daily — daily, already — already, since — since (any time), ago — (some time) ago, never — never, etc. .NS.

    For example:
    I met him yesterday.
    I met him yesterday.

    I have seen him before.

    I saw him before.

    We will have to start now.

    We’ll have to start now.

    Frequency adverbs

    Frequency adverbs in English answer the question «how often». Examples: often — often, always — always, once — once, never — never, again — again, seldom — rarely, frequently — often, etc.

    For example:
    I have seen him only once.
    I only saw him one day.

    He called again this morning.

    He again called this morning.

    We must always help each other.

    Мы always should help each other.

    Adverbs of place

    Adverbs of Place in English answer the question «where». Examples: here — here, there — there, up — above, down — below, everywhere — everywhere, out — not here, in — here, etc.

    For example:
    He looked up.
    He looked up.

    I searched for him everywhere.

    I searched for him everywhere.

    he is not in right now.

    Him now here no.

    Mode of action adverbs

    Mode of action adverbs in English answer the questions “how”, “how”. Please note that this class of adverbs includes almost all adverbs ending in –Ly… Examples: quickly — quickly, carefully — carefully, sweetly — cute, clearly — distinct, bravely — brave, beautifully — beautiful, well — good, fast — fast, etc.

    For example:
    The soldiers fought bravely.
    Soldiers bravely fought.

    This essay is well written.

    This composition good it is written.

    She walked slowly.

    It slow was going.

    Adverbs of degree, measure, quantity

    Adverbs of degree, measure, quantity in English answer the questions “how much”, “how much”, “how much”, etc. Examples: very — very, too — too, fully — completely, quite — quite, rather — rather, enough — enough, partly — partially, almost — almost, utterly — excessively, entirely — completely, etc.

    For example:
    He was very busy.
    He was very busy.

    I have Almost finished.

    Я almost finished.

    You are partially right.

    You partially are right.

    Adverbs of reason and purpose

    Adverbs of reason and purpose in English answer the questions «why», «why». Examples: therefore — hence, hence — hence, consequently — as a result, etc.

    For example:
    follow he refused to go.
    As a result, he refused to go.

    Therefore they decided to go on strike.

    therefore they decided to go on strike.

    She is hence unable to solve this math problem.

    this impliesthat she cannot solve this math problem.

    Relative adverbs

    Relative adverbs in English Are adverbs Where, When, whythat are used to connect sentences or parts of sentences. They replace a somewhat formal structure. preposition + which.

    Source: http://www.correctenglish.ru/theory/grammar/types-of-adverbs/

    10 ways to tell an adjective from an adverb in English

    An adjective is easy to recognize in a sentence by how it affects the noun, changing its properties. For example:

    «He bought a shirt.» The word shirt is a noun, but it is not clear what kind of shirt it is. All we know is that someone bought a shirt.

    «He bought a beautiful shirt.» In this example, the adjective beautiful appears, which changes the noun shirt, which makes it clear which shirt the person bought.

    It is not difficult to recognize an adjective in a sentence — it, as a rule, answers the questions “Which one?”, “Which one?”, “Which one?”.

    For example:

    “The kind woman gave us a tasty cake.” What woman? Kind (kind). What kind of cake? Tasty

    «The small boy is playing with a new toy.» The adjectives small (small) and new (new) tell us which boy and what kind of toy we are talking about.

    So, the main thing to remember is the questions that the adjective answers in English:

    • What is it?
    • Which the?
    • Which one?

    Adverb

    If adjectives affect nouns, changing their properties, then the adverb affects verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. You can easily find an adverb in a sentence with the -ly suffix, because most adverbs in English are formed just by adding it to an adjective. It is important to remember that the adverb answers the question «how?» or «how much?» Let’s look at some examples:

    «The pair danced gracefully.» (The couple danced gracefully.) The adverb gracefully influences the verb to dance, making it clear exactly how the couple danced.

    «That man is very strong.» (That man is very strong.) In this sentence, the adverb very affects the adjective strong and shows how and how strong the man is. Let’s check by asking the question “how much?”: “How strong is he? He is very strong. » (How strong is he? He is very strong.)

    «It was an extremely important meeting.» (This was an extremely important meeting.) The adverb extremely changes the adjective important. We ask the question “how much”: “How important was it? Extremely important. » (How important was it? Extremely important.) It is now clear that the meeting was extremely important.

    «She smiled amazingly.» (She smiled an amazing smile.) Here the adverb amazingly affects the verb smile, and tells us how the girl smiled.

    So, remember the main rule — the adverb most often answers the question «how?» At the same time, it can also answer the questions «when?», «Where?» and why?».

    Additional rules

    In English, adjectives usually precede the nouns they refer to. However, if the sentence contains one of the following verbs, the adjective will appear after its noun.

    • to be
    • to feel
    • great taste
    • to smell
    • to sound
    • to look
    • to appear
    • to seem

    Consider the following examples:

    «The sky is blue.» (The sky is blue.) The adjective blue refers to the noun sky, but follows the verb is in the sentence, which is the form of the verb be.

    «Diana looks happy.» (Diana looks happy.) The adjective happy also follows the noun Diana.

    «The music sounds loud.» (Music sounds loud.) The adjective loud follows the noun music in the sentence.

    «The juice smells great.» (The juice smells great.) Again, we see the noun juice first, followed by the dependent adjective great.

    Avoiding common mistakes

    There are adjectives and adverbs in English that are difficult to distinguish by spelling. It is even more difficult to understand the difference in their use. Let’s clarify these situations.

    1. Is the adjective bad or the adverb badly?

    When you want to talk about your feelings or feelings, you should use the adjective bad. So when you feel bad or unwell, you say “I feel bad”. However, if you say “I feel badly,” it means that you feel dull, as if your hands are numb. Compare these examples:

    «The horse smells badly.» Here the adverb badly means that the horse has a bad scent, a poor ability to smell in principle.

    «The cat smells bad.» Thanks to the adjective bad, the sentence is no longer about scent, but about the fact that the cat is dirty, smells bad and needs bathing.

    Note: In English there is also an expression “I feel badly”. It is used when you need to apologize, express regret. Imagine visiting a friend and accidentally breaking his favorite vase. Then you say, “I feel really badly about the vase”. 

    2. Is the adjective good or the adverb well?

    It is easy to remember a simple rule that works in the grammar of the English language — the adjective good should be used with the following verbs denoting feelings and states: feel, look, smell, be. While the adverb well combines with live, do. Compare:

    «I do well.» Use the adverb well to say that you are doing well and that you are doing well.

    «My grandmother looks good.» The adjective good says that the grandmother looks good, not that the grandmother has good eyesight.

    «My cat smells pretty good now.» Again, the adjective good does not mean that the cat has a good scent, but that the cat itself smells good, like after bathing.

    Note: In English colloquial speech with verbs of feelings and states, it is allowed to use the adverb well in expressions such as “I feel well”. This is due to the fact that many people confuse the adjective good and the adverb well in conversation. However, when talking about action verbs, you should only use the adverb well. For example:

    «He plays football well.» (He plays football well.)

    «The whole class did well on the exam.» (The whole class did well on the exam.)

    3. Adjective sure or adverb surely?

    Source: https://skyeng.ru/articles/10-sposobov-otlichit-prilagatelnoe-ot-narechiya-v-anglijskom

    Formation and classification of adverbs | English via Skype at IEnglish online school

    We are used to hearing that the adjective decorates and fills our speech. An artist paints a picture with different colors, and a poet or writer, like a brush, decorates his works with adjectives. Our sentences without adjectives would be dry and defective. But what would a language be without an adverb?

    Just imagine a speech without such words as: interesting, wonderful, boring, beautiful, tasty, scary, long time ago, late, tomorrow. Without adverbs, we would not be able to answer the simplest questions starting with the words: How? Where? When? Why? How? Where? When? Why? How are you? — Good. When can we see each other? — Tomorrow. Where have you been? — It’s not far here.

    Of course, in many ways, and here is the merit of adjectives, since many adverbs are formed from them. In this article we will look at what an adverb is in English, what adverbs are and how they are formed.

        

    Examples of adverbs  My little brother eats noisily (little-adjective, noisily-adverb) The weather forecast is almost always right (almost- adverb, always –adverb, right -adjective) The weather forecast is almost always correct

    Adverb (Adverbs, Adverbial Modifiers, Adverbials) Is a part of speech that describes (does not mean!) The action, circumstances, time and place of action. Adverbs can define action, state, quality. The adverb answers the questions: how? how? how much? where? When? In a sentence, an adverb usually performs the function of a circumstance (adverbial modifier) ​​depending on the type of adverb (circumstances of place, time, mode of action, etc.) 
    yetfortunatelythere yet, already fortunately rapidlycertainlyhardly in a hurry, of course
    Learn to distinguish between Adjectives and Adverbs: An adverb describes an action and refers to a verb. Also, an adverb can refer to an adjective or another adverb. An adjective denotes a feature of an object and describes an object or subject of speech, i.e. refers to a noun.

     Formation of adverbs

     1. Adverbs can be formed from adjectives using a suffix –Ly:
    fitscheapfluentslow perfect cheap run slow perfectlycheaplyfluentlyslowly run slowly
    2. Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives: He drives a solid car (what car?) He drives solid (how?) He drives fast.
    earlyhighlowfarsolid early high low distant fast earlyhighlowfarsolid early high low far fast

    Types of adverbs

     Adverb Type Question What Describes Example Sentences

    Adverbs can be classified according to their meaning and the questions they answer. The main groups of adverbs are presented in the table, and a detailed description of the groups is below.
    Adverbs of mannerMode of action adverbs How? In which manner? Verb You should wash your hands carefully before eating.
    Adverbs of frequencyFrequency adverbs How often? How frequently? All offer I never read in bed.
    Adverbs of timeAdverbs of time When? Verb

    Source: https://ienglish.ru/articles/grammar/tipy-narechiy

    Examples of the most common adverbs in English

    Today we will look at the adverb in English:

    Adverb (Adverb) Is a part of speech that speaks about a sign or image of an ongoing action

    This is essentially the semantic coloring of any language, its life-giving power.

    • Speaking about the trait, the adverb works in the same conjunction with the adjective: Robert is quite successful broker. — Robert is a very successful brokerQuite — quite (adverb of measure and degree)
    • Expressing the way of action, it is attached to the verb: She walked quickly so tired. — She walked fast, so she was tiredQuickly — fast (adverb mode of action) the importance of adverbs in English speech

    The use of adverbs in English

    The Adverbs education scheme is varied:

    1. For most adjectives, it is enough to add the suffix —ly:
      • slowly — slowly
      • dearly — expensive
      • beautifully — wonderful
      • lightly — light, etc.
    2. Some nouns (mostly tense) using —ly form the adverb of the frequency of action:
      • day — day
      • daily — daily

    Features of shaping

    Pay attention to these subtleties.

    1. When converting the noun day to the adverb daily, the letter —y changing to –I
      This rule applies to all words ending in -y:
      • easy — easy
      • easily — easy
    2. If the word ends with –Le, then the letter -E changing to -Y
      • terrible — terrible
      • terribly — terrible
      • simple — simple
      • simply — simply
    3. In some cases, the same word can be both an adjective and an adverb: the adjective does not change its form during transformation, the meaning is either the same or very close:
      • bad — bad — bad
      • well — good — good
      • hard — hard, hard — stubborn, firm
      • little — small — little
      • long — long — long
      • large — large — wide, etc.
      • early — early — early
    4. Some Adverbs have two forms:
      • the first — as in p. 3
      • the second is obtained by adding –Ly to the original adjective can take on a different meaning:
    Adjective An adverb in an unchanged form Adverb with the addition —ly
    сlose — close сlose — close closely — carefully
    late — late late — late lately — recently
    busy — busy busy — busy busily — businesslike
    short — short short — sharply shortly — soon
    near — close near — close nearly — almost
    high high high high highly — very

    If an adverb is indistinguishable in form from an adjective, then it is possible to determine which part of speech in front of us by meaning:

    • A long way across the desert is laying before us. — The long journey through the desert lay in front of us.
    • Scientists have long collected information about the ancient Incas. — Scientists have been collecting information about the ancient Incas for a long time.

    In the first sentence, long is an adjective, in the second, an adverb

    Division of adverbs into types according to their structure

      There are four types:

    1. Simple — not divisible into parts:
      • above — above
      • hear — here
      • bad — bad
      • far — far
      • now — now
    2. Derivatives — formed by adding suffixes and prefixes:
      • warmly — warm
      • indeed — indeed
      • downward — downward, downward (-ward — direction of travel suffix)

    Source: https://englishfull.ru/grammatika/angliyskie-narechiya.html

    According to its structure English dialect can be divided into:

    1. SimpleEnglish dialectwhich consists of one root.

    For example:

    • Late — late
    • Now — now
    • Well — good
    • He came late. — He came late.
    • I am writing now. — I’m writing now.
    • He sings well. — He sings well.
    1. DerivativeEnglish dialectwhich is formed with suffixes and prefixes.

    For example:

    • Lately — recently.
    • Badly awful.
    • Quickly is fast.
    • He runs quickly. — He runs fast.
    • He was badly wounded. “He was terribly wounded.
    • I have read it lately. — I recently read it.
    1. Difficult English dialectwhich consists of several roots.

    For example:

    • Everywhere — everywhere.
    • Sometimes — sometimes.
    • There was blood everywhere. “There was blood everywhere.
    • Sometimes they drink too much. — Sometimes they drink too much.
    1. Composite English adverb, which consists of several words.

    For example:

    • For ever — forever
    • All of a sudden — suddenly
    • At first — first
    • By all means — anyway
    • As far as — how much
    • All of a sudden he kissed her. — Suddenly he kissed her.
    • At first I buy the most necessary things. — First, I buy the most necessary things.
    • It must be done by all means. — It should be done anyway.
    • As far as I know he is married. — As far as I know, he is married.

    In addition, adverbs in English can be divided into the following groups:

    1. Adverbs to which they belong adverbs of definite and indefinite time.

    For example:

    • Never — never.
    • Already — already.
    • Just — just now.
    • Yet — yet.
    • Soon — coming soon.
    • Since — from some moment.
    • I have never been to London. — I’ve never been to London.
    • I have already read this book. — I have already read this book.
    • I have just broken a cup. — I just broke a cup.
    • I have not yet read this novel. — I have not read this novel yet.

    Source: https://www.lovelylanguage.ru/grammar/rules/348-adverbs

    How is the adverb used in English?

    The adverb is used:

    The main function of an adverb is to clarify the meaning of a verb.

    They were talking loudly. — They are loud talked.

    I will come back early. — I’ll be back early.

    Adjectives “modify” adverbs such as: so — So, very — very, really — really, very much, etc.

    The plot of the movie is very predictable. — The plot of the movie very predictable.

    The boy is really smart. — Boy really smart.

    Adverbs used with adjectives are also used with other adverbs, complementing their meaning.

    He was running very fast. — He was running very fast.

    He came to work really late. — He came to work really late.

    The meanings of adverbs in English

    English adverbs can be divided into several groups according to their meaning (in Russian, the division is about the same).

    I need your answer now. — I need your answer Now.

    Let’s talk about it tomorrow. — Let’s talk about it tomorrow.

    You’ve done well. — You did it good.

    The plane is flying low. — The plane is flying low.

    Please wait for me outside. — Please wait for me outside.

    Source: https://langformula.ru/english-grammar/adverb/

    Adverb in English (Adverb)

    :

    Adverb (Adverb) — a part of speech that denotes a sign or image of an ongoing action. Adverbs in English answer the questions:

    • How? (How?)
    • Where? (Where?)
    • Why? (Why?)
    • When? (When?)
    • In what manner? (How?)
    • To what degree? (In what degree?)

    Simple and derived adverbs

    Adverbs in English can be simple and derivative. Examples of simple adverbs are:

    well, hard, much, quite, enough, always, once, very, often.

    The usual way to form derivative adverbs in English is by adding a suffix -glass to nouns or adjectives. These derived adverbs fall into two groups:

    1) Coinciding in meaning with the nouns or adjectives from which they are derived:

    quick — fast quickly — quickly
    Part — part partially — partially
    days — day daily — daily
    slow — slow slowly — slowly
    easy — light easily — easily

    2) Not coinciding in meaning with the adjectives from which they are derived:

    shorts — short shortly — recently
    hard — solid hardly — barely
    near — close nearly — almost
    scarce — meager sparsely — barely, barely

    Adverbs that coincide with other parts of speech

    Many adverbs in English in their form completely coincide with other parts of speech and can be defined as adverbs only depending on their role in the sentence.

    Adverbs that match adjectives

    solid — quick; quickly
    long — long, long; for a long time
    loud — loud; loud
    late — late; late
    early — early; early
    wide — wide; wide
    hard — solid; hard, hard

    They took a fast train. He rode fast.
    That was a long way. She waited long.
    We heard a loud noise. The teacher always reads loud enough.
    We went there by a late train. We came home late.
    An early bird catches best worms. You have come too early.
    It was a wide road. She opened her eyes wide, but saw nothing in the darkness.
    It was a hard nut to crack. Martin worked hard at his English.

    Note… There are some adjectives in English that end in the suffix -glasswhich should not be mistaken for adverbs, for example:

    lovely — cute, nice
    Friendly — friendly
    manly — courageous

    They are usually part of the circumstances of the course of action:

    Source: https://am-en.ru/adverb.html

    5 types of English adverbs (adverbs) ⋆ fun with Speakingo

    An adverb is one of those words that we have heard somewhere, but often do not really remember what it means. In this text we will learn about 5 English adverbs (adverbs) and how to form them correctly in different degrees of comparison.

    Let’s start from the very beginning, that is, from what an adverb is.

    What is an adverb (adverb)?

    An adverb is a part of speech that describes a verb — a word that describes an action. A verb such as run, learn, and so on, we can refine with the adverb. How can I run or study? Happily, slowly, intensely, persistently. This is the adverb.

    Already at first glance, you can see a certain ratio — English adverbs end with the letters -ly. Usually.

    In grammar, “adverb” is still a very broad category. These are all words that answer the questions how? (how?), in what way? (how?), when? (when?), how often? (how often), where? (where?), to what extent? (To what extent?)

    Thus, we can talk about 5 types of English adverbs (adverbs): adverb of time, adverb of place, adverb of manner, adverb of degree, and adverb of frequency.

    5 types of English adverbs (adverbs)

    Adverbs are words that describe a verb

    What is adverb of time?

    As the name itself tells us, the adverb of time supplements information on the topic of time, where the verb described by it happens (verb). For example, these will be:

    • never (never)
    • lately (recently)
    • just (just)
    • always
    • recently (recently, not long ago)
    • during (while)
    • yet (not yet)
    • soon
    • sometimes (sometimes)
    • usually (usually)
    • so far (so far, bye).

    Source: https://speakingo.com/ru/angliyskoye-narechiye-adverb/

    Adverbs in English sentences. Where do they belong?

    Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or phrases. They often answer the question «How?» (How?). For example:

    She sings beautifully.
    She sings beautifully. (How does she sing? Beautifully.)
    He runs very Fast.
    He runs very fast. (How fast does he run? Very fast.)
    I occasionally practice speaking English.
    From time to time I practice conversational English. (How often do I practice? From time to time.)

    The place occupied by an adverb in an English sentence depends on what type this adverb belongs to. It is in this aspect that we will understand in today’s English lesson.

    1. Do not put an adverb between the verb and the object of its action

    In the next sentence painted is a verb and the house — an object. carefullyas you might have guessed — this is an adverb.

    I Carefully painted the house. = Correctly
    I painted the house Carefully. = Correctly
    I painted Carefully the house. = Wrong

    Here’s another example. In this sentence read Is a verb, a book Is the object of action, and Sometimes — adverb.

    I Sometimes read a book before bed. = Correctly
    Sometimes I read a book before bed. = Correctly
    I read a book before bed Sometimes. = Acceptable, but only in informal situations
    I read Sometimes a book before bed. = Wrong

    Front position: at the beginning of a sentence

    suddenly the phone rank.
    Suddenly the phone rang.

    fortunately, no one was injured.
    Fortunately, no one was hurt.

    Maybe I’ll go for a walk.
    Maybe I’ll go for a walk.

    Mid position: next to the main verb

    I always exercise before work.
    I always do my exercises before work.

    They have Completely forgotten about our appointment.
    They completely forgot about our meeting.

    He was probably late for the interview.
    He was probably late for the interview.

    She slowly began to recover from her illness.
    She slowly began to recover from her illness.

    End position: at the end of a sentence

    You speak English well.
    You speak English well.

    Please sit there.
    Please sit here.

    They ate dinner quietly.
    They dined quietly.

    Formation of adverbs in English: rules, exceptions, tables

    Adverbs in English are characterized by verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. They answer the question «How?» in the overwhelming majority of cases. How to form an adverb from different parts of speech and are there any unusual ways of their formation? 

    Adverbs are formed from adjectives using a suffix, also by converting and adding roots and several words.

    He makes out documents as soon as possible. — He prepares the paperwork as soon as possible.
    she sang beautifully… — She sang beautifully.
    My wife is extremely nice. “My wife is extremely sweet.

    Adverb groups

    By the way of education, there are 4 types of adverbs. It is enough to know a few frequent adjectives and simple adverbs to start using the same-root adverbs.

    The main types of education of adverbs of the English language will suggest the best use option.

    Type of adverb Simple Difficult Derivative Composite
    Method of education Without adding the -ly suffix by conversion. By adding two roots. By adding the suffix –ly to the adjective. By composing from words (adverb + adverb or preposition)
     
    Examples well where when here how (now) soon after (after) easy late much (a lot) little (a little) why (why) fast

    low

    everywhere inside moreover sometimes always already already

    somewhat

    honestly pleasantly Friendly easily suddenly suddenly rarely carefully casually cheerfully happily happily slowly

    clumsily (clumsily)

    at first as well as in vain so far since that at once by all means

    at least (at least)

    Note:

    1) Derived adverbs formed from adjectives with an «l» at the end have a doubled «l».
    Usual — usually, occasional — occasionally.

    2) Adverbs formed from adjectives in –y change “y” to “i”, and after it add the suffix –ly.
    Happy — happily, easy — easily.

    3) Adverbs formed from adjectives in –ic end in –ically.
    Heroic — heroically, realistic — realistically.

    4) Adjectives in –le, forming an adverb, change the letter «e» to «y»: probable (possible) — probably (possible).

    5) Exceptions. The adverbs late, fast, hard, early are formed from adjectives by conversion and remain unchanged. The adverb well does not have a single root with the adjective good. Bad is an adjective.

    The adverb badly means «very, bad, extremely» and is often used incorrectly even by native speakers, especially in oral speech — hence the confusion.

    Also in oral speech (Spoken English), native speakers use a simplified version of adverbs that coincide in form with adjectives:

    cheap (cheap), quick (fast), slow (slow), loud (loud) and others.

    Characterization of adjectives, verbs and other adverbs using adverbs

    Using one sentence as an example, it is easy to understand how adverbs can characterize different parts of speech.

    We understood the rules surprisingly well in spite of them to be very difficult. — We understood the rules surprisingly well, despite the fact that they were very difficult.

    The part of speech to which the adverb belongs Usage example
    Verb understood well — understood well
    Adjective very difficult — very (how, how much?) complex
    Adverb surprisingly well — surprisingly (how well?)

    Special cases

    These are cases involving coincidences, exceptions, and unusual ways of forming adverbs.

    Adjectives match adverbs in form. low friendly daily early early fast straight silly lonely lonely fatherly fatherly)

    far (far, far)

    How do native speakers act? Substitution of the word «way» turns the adjective into an adverb. He behaved in a silly way. — He was acting stupid (stupid).

    My uncle supports me in a fatherly way. — My uncle supports me in a fatherly way.

    Adverbs that are formed from nouns by adding the suffix -ly. part — partly
    light — lightly (light — light, easy)
    Determining the part of speech can easily be helped by its role in the sentence. This is due to the location: an adjective is always associated with a noun.
    Adverbs that are formed from participles. decided — decidedly task: not to confuse the participle with the past tense verb.
    A small number of adverbs are formed by the addition of the –ward (s) suffix. towards (towards, towards)
    backwards
    This suffix has a limited number of words. Therefore, it is enough to know this small amount and use them.
    Adverbs that match question words in form. why where how

    when (when)

    Used in a sentence in the function of interrogative words.
    When will you come home? — When are you coming home?

    Results

    So, for word formation of adverbs in English, there are 4 main ways of obtaining them from other parts of speech, as well as several exceptions for a certain number of adverbs.

    It happened historically in the language.
    To understand the basics and learn the word formation of adverbs, you must first of all know the frequently used adjectives.

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    A. Form compound adjectives using the words from the two boxes.


    Model 1: Adj/N/Adv + Participle II

    home, well, low, old, absent / educated, minded, fashioned, paid, made



    Model 2: Adj/N/Adv + Participle I

    low, easy, fast, heart, sea / developing, lying, breaking, going, loving


    B. Complete these sentences with the compound adjectives from part A.
    1) The news about their father’s death was unexpected and … . 2) Students from Oxford and Cambridge are usually knowledgeable and … . 3) Elderly people are often …. 4) The lady was wearing a strange … hat with a lot of paper flowers. 5) Holland is a … country, most of its territory is below sea level. 6) The … cake was very tasty. 7) John has a … job, he doesn’t earn much money. 8) Computer industry is a … industry in our country. 9) Alice is such an … person. She is usually relaxed, calm and not getting easily upset. 10) The British is a … nation.

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    Решение

    Перевод задания

    A.
    Образуйте сложные имена прилагательные, используя слова из двух рамок.


    Модель 1: Adj/N/Adv + Participle II
    домашний, хороший, низкий, старый, отсутствующий / образованный, мыслящий, оформленный, оплачиваемый, сделанный



    Модель 2: Adj/N/Adv + Participle I
    низкий, легкий, быстрый, сердечный, морской / развивающийся, лежащий, ломающийся, идущий, любящий


    B. Допишите предложения, используя сложные имена прилагательные из части A.
    1) Известие о смерти отца было неожиданным и … . 2) Студенты из Оксфорда и Кембриджа обычно хорошо осведомлены и … . 3) Пожилые люди часто бывают … . 4) На даме была странная … шляпа с множеством бумажных цветов. 5) Голландия − это … страна, большая часть ее территории находится ниже уровня моря. 6) … торт получился очень вкусным. 7) У Джона … работа, он не зарабатывает много денег. 8) Компьютерная индустрия − это … отрасль в нашей стране. 9) Алиса такой … человек. Обычно она расслаблена, спокойна и ее нелегко расстроить. 10) Британцы − это … нация.

    ОТВЕТ

    A.


    Model
    1 − home−made, well−educated, absent−minded, old−fashioned, low−paid.
    Мodel 2 − low−lying, fast−developing, easy−going, heartbreaking, sea−loving.

    B.

    1) The news about their father’s death was unexpected and heartbreaking. 2) Students from Oxford and Cambridge are usually knowledgeable and well−educated. 3) Elderly people are often absent minded. 4) The lady was wearing a strange old−fashioned hat with a lot of paper flowers. 5) Holland is a low−lying country, most of its territory is below sea level. 6) The homemade cake was very tasty. 7) John has a low−paid job, he doesn’t earn much money. 8) Computer industry is a fast−developing industry in our country. 9) Alice is such an easy−going person. She is usually relaxed, calm and not getting easily upset. 10) The British is a sea−loving nation.

    Перевод ответа

    A.

    Модель 1 – домашний, хорошо образованный, рассеянный, старомодный, низкооплачиваемый.
    Модель 2 – низколежащая, быстро развивающийся, приятный в общении, душераздирающий, любящий море.

    B.

    1) Новость о смерти их отца была неожиданной и душераздирающей. 2) Студенты Оксфорда и Кембриджа обычно умные и хорошо образованные. 3) Пожилые люди часто бывают рассеянными. 4) Женщина носила странную старомодную шляпу с множеством бумажных цветков. 5) Голландия – низко расположенная страна, большинство ее территорий находится ниже уровня моря. 6) Домашний пирог был очень вкусным. 7) У Джона низкооплачиваемая работа, он зарабатывает не много денег. 8) Компьютерная индустрия – быстро развивающаяся индустрия в нашей стране. 9) Элис – такой приятный в общении человек. Она обычно расслаблена, спокойна и не расстраивается. 10) Британцы – нация, любящая море.

    Adverbs can take different positions in a sentence. It depends on the type of sentence and on what role the adverb plays and what words the adverb defines, characterizes, describes.

    Most often, we put adverbs after the verb but before adjectives, other adverbs, or participles.

    She walked quickly away.
    He runs slowly along.

    A rule that explains where an adverb is in a sentence.

    Place of adverbs in a sentence.

    Adverb and three main positions

    There are three main positions for an adverb in a sentence:

    • before the verb
    • at the beginning of a sentence
    • at the end of a sentence
    Three positions of adverbs in an English sentence.
    Adverbs in a sentence.

    Let’s look at these positions separately.

    At the end

    We put an Adverb at the end of a sentence after the predicate and the object.

    The water is rising fast.

    At the beginning

    We put an adverb at the beginning of a sentence before the subject.

    Today I have a piano lesson.

    An example of a sentence using the adverb today, hands playing the piano.
    Today

    In the middle

    Most often, we put an adverb in the middle of a sentence. But “middle” is not an accurate concept. Where exactly this middle is located, it depends on the words next to which we use the adverb.

    1. In interrogative sentences, we put an adverb between the subject and the main verb.

    Did he often go out like that?

    1. If the predicate in the sentence is only one verb, then we put the adverb before the verb.

    You rarely agree with me.

    1. If the predicate contains more than one word, then we put the adverb after the modal verb or after the auxiliary verb (if there is a modal verb or auxiliary verb).

    You must never do this again.

    There are adverbs that we can put before a modal verb or an auxiliary verb.

    He surely can prepare for this.

    Adverb placement depending on the type of adverb

    The place of an adverb depends on what type of adverbs it belongs to. Different adverbs can appear in different places.

    Adverbs of manner

    We usually use Adverbs of manner:

    • before main verbs
    • after auxiliary verbs
    • at the end of the sentence
    1. If the verb is in the Passive Voice, then we use an adverb between the auxiliary verb and the verb in the third form.
    2. We usually use Adverbs of manner after the verb or after the Object.
    3. We can NOT use an Adverb of manner between the verb and direct object. If the sentence has a verb and a direct object, then we use an adverb of manner before the verb or after the object.
    4. Usually we put an adverb of manner that answers the question HOW after the verb or after the verb and the object.

    She held the baby gently.
    We are running slowly.

    1. We usually put the adverbs well, fast, quickly, immediately, slowly at the end of a sentence.

    I wrote him an answer immediately.
    The truck picked up speed slowly.

    Adverbs of Frequency

    Adverbs of frequency are adverbs that indicate how often, with what frequency an action occurs.

    Adverbs of frequency answer the question “How often?

    1. Most often we put Adverbs of frequency before the main verb.
    2. We can use normally, occasionally, sometimes, usually at the beginning of a sentence or at the end of a sentence.
    3. We usually put Adverbs of frequency that accurately describe the time (weekly, every day, every Saturday) at the end of a sentence.

    We have another board meeting on Monday.
    I wish we could have fried chicken every week.
    Maybe we could do this every month.

    1. We put Adverbs of frequency after the verb to be if the sentence contains the verb to be in the form of Present Simple or Past Simple.

    My routine is always the same.

    1. We often use usually, never, always, often, sometimes, ever, rarely in the middle of a sentence.

    I often wish I knew more about gardening.

    1. We can use usually at the beginning of a sentence.

    Usually, I keep it to myself.

    Adverbs of degree

    Adverbs of degree express the degree to which something is happening. These are such adverbs as:

    • almost
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • very
    • quite
    • extremely
    • rather
    • just
    • totally
    List of adverbs of degree.
    Adverbs of the degree.
    1. We put Adverbs of degree in the middle of a sentence.
    2. We put Adverbs of degree after Auxiliary Verbs.
    3. We put Adverbs of degree after modal verbs.

    I feel really guilty about that.

    1. We put Adverbs of degree before adjectives.

    When guns speak it is too late to argue.

    1. We put Adverbs of degree before other adverbs.

    He loses his temper very easily.

    1. Sometimes we put Adverbs of degree before modal verbs and before auxiliary verbs. Usually, we use such adverbs as:
    • certainly
    • definitely
    • really
    • surely

    You definitely could have handled things better.
    I think I really could have won.

    The rule explains the place of the adverb enough in a sentence.
    Adverb enough.
    1. The adverb enough is an exception to this rule. We put the Adverb enough after the word it characterizes.

    I have lived long enough.

    Adverbs of place and time

    Let’s see where we use the adverbs of place and adverbs of time.

    1. Most often we put the adverb of place and time at the end of the sentence.

    I thought you didn’t have family nearby.
    They found her place in Miami yesterday.

    1. We put monosyllabic adverbs of time (for example, such as now, then, soon) before main verbs but after auxiliary verbs including the verb to be.

    Now imagine you see another woman.
    Yes, he is now a respectable man.

    1. We can use adverbs of place and time at the very beginning of a sentence when we want to make the sentence more emotional.

    Today, we have to correct his mistakes.

    1. We put the adverbs here and there at the end of the sentence.

    Independent thought is not valued there.

    1. Most often we put adverbs of place and time after the verb or verb + object.

    I can’t change what happened yesterday.
    You have to attend my wedding next month.

    1. Most often we put such adverbs as towards, outside, backward, everywhere, nearby, downstairs, southward, at the end of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence, but immediately after the verb.

    I made iced tea and left it downstairs.
    With this speaker, you can hear everything outside.
    I can run backward!

    1. We put adverbs of time that accurately define the time (for example, yesterday, now, tomorrow) at the end of the sentence.

    The ship is going to be back tomorrow.

    He wants it to happen now.

    If we want to emphasize time, we can put an adverb that accurately specifies the time at the beginning of the sentence.

    Tomorrow I’m moving to Palais Royal.

    Adverbs that show the speaker’s degree of confidence.

    Let’s talk about the place in the sentence occupied by Adverbs that show the speaker’s degree of confidence in what the speaker is saying.

    1. We can put at the beginning of the sentence such adverbs as:
    • definitely
    • perhaps
    • probably
    • certainly
    • clearly
    • maybe
    • obviously

    Certainly, you have an opinion about that.

    Definitely think twice before correcting one of your mistakes again.

    Maybe someone else was in her apartment that night.

    We can also put adverbs like this in the middle of a sentence:

    They’ll probably name a street after me.
    This assumption is clearly no longer valid.

    The rule tells what adverbs we can use at the beginning of a sentence.
    Adverbs at the beginning of an English sentence.

    Adverbs that emphasize the meaning of the word they describe

    The next group of adverbs is adverbs that emphasize the meaning of the word they describe.

    1. Look at the following adverbs:
    • very
    • really
    • terribly
    • extremely
    • almost
    • quite
    • pretty

    We usually put such adverbs in the middle of the sentence before the word that these adverbs characterize.

    He is very tired.
    She found it extremely difficult to get a job.
    I’m quite happy to wait for you here.

    Adverbs defining a verb

    1. We put an adverb after the verb to be. If the adverb defines the verb to be in one of its forms.

    He was never a good man.

    1. If an adverb defines another adverb or adjective, then we put such an adverb most often before the word that it defines.

    I can see it quite clearly.
    They walked rather slowly.

    Adverbs connecting sentences

    Adverbs can connect sentences in a logical sequence.

    Such adverbs can appear at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence. These are such adverbs as:

    • next
    • anyway
    • however
    • besides
    • next

    Adverbs that explain the speaker’s point of view

    Let’s take a look at Adverbs that explain the speaker’s point of view in what he says.

    • fortunately
    • surprisingly
    • personally

    We most often put them at the beginning of the sentence.

    Honestly, I wish I had time to do more reading.
    Often their homes are their only major material possession.

    We can put some of these adverbs at the end of a sentence.

    I know what you’ve done for me, honestly.

    Always, Never, and Only

    Now let’s talk about some adverbs separately. These are very popular adverbs that we often use in English.

    1. Always and never.

    We usually put always and never in the middle of the sentence before the verb they define.

    The bread always falls buttered side down.
    Love is never paid but with true love.

    1. Only.

    Only is an incredibly popular adverb. Most often, we put only before the word that the adverb only characterizes.

    Wisdom is only found in truth.
    A man can only die once.

    Additional tips

    If we have two or more adverbs to define one verb, then the order of these adverbs should be as follows:

    1. Adverb of manner
    2. Adverb of place
    3. Adverb of time
    The rule says in what order we use adverbs in an English sentence.
    The order in which adverbs should be used.

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