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    ADVERBS OF MANNER GRAMMAR

    Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb
    or after the object.

    Examples:

     Wai Hong swims well.


     Kiren ran... rapidly, slowly, quickly..
     She spoke...softly, loudly, aggressively..
     Jason coughed loudly to attract her attention.
     Sulaiman plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
     Rahul ate the chocolate cake greedily.

    Be Careful!

    1. The adverb should not be put between the verb and the object:

    Examples

     He ate greedily the chocolate cake [incorrect]


     He ate the chocolate cake greedily [correct]

    2. If there is a preposition before the object, e.g. at, towards, we can place the adverb
    either before the preposition or after the object.

    Examples

     The child ran happily towardshis mother.


     The child ran towards his mother happily.

    3. Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis:

    Examples

     He gently woke the sleeping woman.

    4. Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our
    attention and make us curious:

    Examples

     Slowly she picked up the knife.


    5. These common adverbs are almost always placed AFTER the verb:

     well
     badly
     hard
     fast

    Exercise 1:

    Match each sentence with the best adverb. Write the adverb in the blank.

    Example: “Shhhhh, don’t say a word,” she said quietly.

    politely sadly nervously quickly shyly

    incorrectly impolitely happily angrily kindly

    1. “I just got engaged!” she said _______________________.


    2. “My dog just died,” he said ________________________.
    3. “I’m in a hurry,” she said ________________________.
    4. “I no make mistakes,” he said _______________________.
    5. “May I please make a telephone call?” she asked ______________________.
    6. “Bring me a menu, fast!” he said ________________________.
    7. “This is the last time I’m telling you! Clean up your room!” she said ____________________.
    8. “W-w-will you m-m-marry m-m-me?” he asked ________________________.
    9. “Please don’t ask me to speak in front of the class,” she said _______________________.
    10. “Can I help you?” he asked _________________________.

    ADVERBS of manner can be formed from ADJECTIVES:

    happy clumsy
    serious careful
    easy dangerous
    hard fast
    good bad
    true angry
    quiet quick
    terrible humble
    correct absolute

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