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Understanding Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner are invariable words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate how an action occurs or develops. An adverb of manner often explains how an action is carried out and is formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective, though some take the same form. Examples of adverbs of manner include slowly, rapidly, clumsily, badly, and diligently.

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Understanding Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner are invariable words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate how an action occurs or develops. An adverb of manner often explains how an action is carried out and is formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective, though some take the same form. Examples of adverbs of manner include slowly, rapidly, clumsily, badly, and diligently.

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Adverbs of Manner

Los adverbs of manner son palabras invariables que modifican a verbos, adjetivos y a otros


adverbios. Indican de qué manera ocurre o se desarrolla una acción.

An adverb of manner will explain how an action is carried out. Very often adverbs of manner
are adjectives with -ly added to the end, but this is certainly not always the case. In fact, some
adverbs of manner will have the same spelling as the adjective form.
Some examples of adverbs of manner include:

1. Slowly
2. Rapidly
3. Clumsily
4. Badly
5. Diligently
6. Sweetly
7. Warmly
8. Sadly
Adverb of manner examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

 She passed the exam easily.


 They walk quickly to catch the train.
 The dinner party went badly.
 John answered the question correctly.
Notice how the adjectives are formed by adding -ly to the adjectives bad, correct and quick,
although there is a slight spelling change when forming an adverb with the adjective easy.

As mentioned, some adverbs of manner take the same spelling as the adjective and never add
an -ly to the end:

 The boys had worked hard.


 The car drives
 Julia dances well.
ADJECTIVES RULE EXAMPLES (ADJECTIVE - ADVERB)

EasyFácil   EasilyFácilmente
Terminados Se susituye la -Y por
en consonantemá una -i más la
s -Y terminación -LY AngryEnfadado
  AngrilyFuriosamente
/a

TragicallyTrágicament
TragicTrágico  
Se le añade la e
Terminados en -ic
terminación -ALLY
MagicMágico   MagicallyMágicamente

HorribleHorribl
Se conserva la -L y    HorriblyHorriblemente
e
Terminados en -LE se sustituye la -E por
la -Y
TerribleTerrible   TerriblyTerriblemente

BeautifulBonita/ BeautifullyHermosame
 
o nte
Terminados en -L Se añade -LY
GeneralGenera GenerallyGeneralment
 
l e

FastRápido   FastRápidamente
No sufren ningún
cambio
Excepciones HardDuro   HardDuramente

Cambian totalmente GoodBien   WellBien

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