Friday 6 February 2015

Adverbs

ADVERBS modify and describe adjective,verb and other adverbs.
  • He talked slowly with the girl.
         The adverb slowly describes the verb talked.
  • It was a lovely huge palace.
          The adverb lovely modifies the adjective huge.
  • He played very well.
          The adverb very modifies the adverb well.
Most adverbs end with the suffix -ly. But there are some which do not end with -ly.

Some of the adverbs which do not end with -ly are :
  • quite
  • well
  • so
  • soon
  • always
  • often
  • very
  • never
However,there are some adjectives which end with -ly.
Have a glance at such adjectives:
  • lovely
  • lonely
  • friendly
  • ugly
  • beautifully
  • deadly



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