ADVERBS: ADVERBS OF MANNER

ADVERBS OF MANNER - these answer the question how?

This adverb usually comes after the direct object or if there is no direct object, after the verb: Adverbs of Manner mainly modify verbs.

He works well.

You must drive your car carefully.

Eat quietly.

Adverbs of Manner mainly modify verbs.

We normally use Adverbs of Manner with dynamic (action) verbs, not with stative or state verbs.

· He ran fast. She came quickly. They worked happily.

· She looked beautifully. It seems strangely. They are happily.

Some words that end in-ly are adjectives and not adverbs:

She is a lovely person.

He is a friendly man.

Hardly (barely), rarely (rarely), lately (lately) and recently (recently) are adverbs of frequency and so, although ending in-ly.

ADVERBS