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Adverbs of Manner and Adverbs of Frequency
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622-8859 Adverbs describe verbs the way adjectives describe nouns.
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner express how an action is done. They usually have a -ly added to them.
Words are not necessarily adverbs if they have -ly added to them. For example: lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, and neighborly are adjectives.
* There is one irregular adverb that doesn't end in -ly: fast.
Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb or after the object.
After the verb: I drink slowly. I walk fast. I talk loudly.
After the object: I drink water slowly.
When the sentence has a subject and an object they sometimes go before the verb:
Kyle happily teaches paula English.
You can say: Kyle teaches Paula English happily. (Not as common though)
Paola excitedly told me the story.
The child emotionally ran to his father.
* The adverb should not be put between the verb and the object: Kyle teaches happily Paula English.
Adverbs of manner
1) Kyle reads. (quickly)
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2) Paola was riding her bike in the park. (happily)
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3) Kyle taught Paula English every day so she could speak when she goes to the U.S.A.. (eagerly)
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4) Kyle bikes when he thinks he's going to be late. (fast)
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5) Kyle goes to sleep. (slowly)
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6) Paola drives in the mountains to avoid having an accident. (carefully)
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7) Kyle talks (slowly). ______________________________________________________.
8) Paola talks to her son when he isn't listening. (loudly)
______________________________________________________.9) Kyle wakes up when he is tired (slowly). ______________________________________________________.
10) Kyle sleeps when he is tired (deeply). _______________________________________.
| Often | Adverbs of frequency - express how often an action is done |
Seldom | ||||
| always | constantly | usually | often | sometimes | rarely | never |
| habitually | normally | repeatedly | occasionally | infrequently | ||
| chiefly | mostly | frequently | sporadically | seldom | ||
| predominantly | generally | intermittently | ||||
| typically | commonly | spasmodically | ||||
| continuously | largely | |||||
| regularly | ||||||
They go before the verb - I always ride my bike to work.
They go after the verb to be - I am always happy.
* In short answers they can go before the verb to be - I always am. I never am.
Practice
1) I watch TV (never)
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2) I am sad. (never)
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3) You go to the movies on Saturday. (usually)
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4) Kyle goes to sleep before twelve. (almost never)
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5) Kyle is hungry in the morning. (almost never)
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6) Paola watches TV while she eats. (sometimes)
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7) He eats pizza. (seldom)
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8) She is cold in the mountains. (usually)
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9) You are willing to ride your bike to work. (sometimes)
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10) He walks to the bus stop in less than ten minutes. (almost always)
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11) Kyle - Are you ready to go?
Paola - I am (always).
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12) Kyle- Is James hungry in the morning?
Paola - He is (never).
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