Adverbs of Manners

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Adverbs of manner describe how something happens. Where there are two or more verbs in a

sentence, adverb placement affects the meaning. Some commonly used adverbs of manner

include:

carefully

correctlyeagerly

easilyfast

loudly

patientlyquickly

quietly

and well.

Consider the following example:

She decided to write her paper. (no adverbs)

She quickly decided to write her paper. (her decision was quick)She decided to write her paper quickly. (her writing was quick)

Adverbs of place describe where something happens. Most adverbs of place are also used asprepositions. Some commonly used examples include the following:

abroad

anywhere

downstairs

herehome

innowhere

out

outside

somewherethere

underground

upstairs.

I wanted to go upstairs.She has lived in the city since June. (in the city prepositional phrase)

Adverbs of purpose describe why something happens. Here are some common examples:

so

so thatto


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in order to

because

sinceaccidentally

intentionally

and purposely.

Jenny walks carefully to avoid falling.

Bob accidentally broke the vase.

Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens. The following adverbs are

commonly used in this way:

alwaysevery

never

oftenrarely

seldom

sometimes

and usually.

Mackenzie gets a ride from her brother every day.

The fish usually swims near the top of its tank.

Adverbs of time describe when something happens. These examples are commonly used:

afteralreadyduring

finally

justlast

later

nextnow

recently

soon

thentomorrow

when

whileand yesterday.

He came home before dark.It will be too dark to play outside soon.


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courageouslycrossly

cruelly

curiously

F

fairly

faithfullyfamously

far

fast

fatallyferociously

fervently

fiercelyfondly

foolishly

fortunatelyfrankly

frantically

freelyfrenetically

frightfullyfullyfuriously

G

generally

generouslygently

gladly

gleefully

gracefullygratefully

greatly

greedily

H

happily

hastilyhealthily

heavily

helpfully

helplesslyhighly

honestly

hopelesslyhourly

hungrily

I

immediately

innocentlyinquisitively

instantly

intensely

intentlyinterestingly

inwardly

irritably

J

jaggedly

jealouslyjoshingly

joyfully

joyously

joviallyjubilantly

judgementally

justly

K

keenlykiddingly

kindheartedly

kindlykissingly

knavishly

knottily

L

lazilyless

lightly

likelylimply

lively

loftily

M

madlymajestically

meaningfully

mechanicallymerrily

miserably

mockingly

N

naturallynearly

neatly

needilynervously

never

nicely

O

obedientlyobnoxiously

oddly

offensivelyofficially

often

only


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knowingly

knowledgeably

kookily

longingly

loosely

lovinglyloudly

loyally

monthly

more

mortallymostly

mysteriously

noisily

not

openly

optimistically

overconfidentlyowlishly

P

painfully

partially

patientlyperfectly

physically

playfullypolitely

poorly

positivelypotentially

powerfully

promptlyproperly

punctually

Q

quaintly

quarrelsomely

queasilyqueerly

questionably

questioninglyquicker

quickly

quietlyquirkily

quizzically

R

rapidly

rarely

readilyreally

reassuringly

recklesslyregularly

reluctantly

repeatedlyreproachfully

restfully

righteouslyrightfully

rigidlyroughly

rudely

S

sadly

safely

scarcelyscarily

searchingly

sedatelyseemingly

seldom

selfishlyseparately

seriously

shakilysharply

sheepishlyshrilly

shylysilently

sleepily

slowlysmoothly

softly

solemnlysolidly

sometimes

soonspeedilystealthily

sternly

strictlysuccessfully

suddenly

surprisingly

T

tenderly

tensely

terriblythankfully

thoroughly

thoughtfullytightly

tomorrow

tootremendously

triumphantly

trulytruthfully


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suspiciously

sweetly

swiftlysympathetically

U

ultimatelyunabashedly

unaccountably

unbearably

unethicallyunexpectedly

unfortunately

unimpressivelyunnaturally

unnecessarily

utterlyupbeat

upliftingly

uprightupside-down

upward

upwardly

urgentlyusefully

uselessly

usuallyutterly

V

vacantlyvaguely

vainly

valiantly

vastlyverbally

very

viciouslyvictoriously

violently

vivaciouslyvoluntarily

W

warmlyweakly

wearily

well

wetlywholly

wildly

willfullywisely

woefully

wonderfullyworriedly

wrongly

Y

yawninglyyearly

yearningly

yesterday

yieldinglyyouthfully

Z

zealouslyzestfully

zestily


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The cheetah ran fast

The tortoise walked slowly


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The bird sang happily

The little boy behaved naughtily.


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The jockey finally reached the finish line

Jessica finished her breakfast first


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Andy left school early

I wanted to go upstairs.


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The children played outside.

She has lived in New York City since December 2009.


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the elephant balanced carefully

the music played loudly

the elephant balanced carefully


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He held his grandson proudly

The little boy behaved naughtily.

A banana peels easily

She smiled prettily

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It will be too dark to play outside soon.

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