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Adverbs


Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

An adverb tells more about a verb in the sentence.

  • The fire engine runs fast.
  • Listen to his speech carefully.
  • I browse the web frequently.
  • It rained hard.

An adverb describes more about an adjective in the sentence.

  • The news is very surprising!
  • The coffee is extremely hot, so be careful.
  • Nature is really amazing!

An adverb modifies another adverb in the sentence.

  • It rains very hard.
  • Computers run much faster these days.
  • I clean my room less frequently because I am busy.

Commonly, adjectives can be changed to adverbs by adding 'ly'.

  • slow – slowly
  • quick – quickly
  • comfortable – comfortably
  • loud – loudly
  • clear – clearly

To change adjectives ending in 'y' into adverbs, change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ly'.

  • happy – happily
  • easy – easily

Q. Choose the correct word form in the following sentences.
(i) I spoke to you (careful, carefully) last time.

carefully

(ii) We talked about it (clear, clearly).

clearly

(iii) I sat on the (comfortable, comfortably) sofa.

comfortable

(iv) My dog runs very (fast, faster).

fast

(v) Let’s install the new program (quick, quickly).

quickly

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