HowtolearnAdverbsAdverbsAdverbscantellyouwhere,when,how,whyandtowhatextentsomethinghappens.Thereareseveraldifferentclassesofadverb(seeabove).Theyareoftenformedfromadjectivesornounsbeaddingthesuffix-ly.Forexample:Quickbecomesquickly,suddenbecomessuddenly,intelligentbecomesintelligently,...Toformanadverbfromadjectivesendingin-ychangetheytoibeforeaddingthe-ly.Forexample:angrybecomesangrily,busybecomesbusily,...Toformanadverbfromadjectivesendingin-edropthe-ebeforeaddingthe-ly.Forexample:feeblebecomesfeebly,truebecomestruly,...Someadjectivesendingin-lyneednochanges.Forexample:heavenly,...Howeverthereareexceptions.Forexample:slybecomesslyly,shybecomesshyly,...Someadverbsdonotendin-ly.Forexample:fast,hard,straight,...AdjectivePrettySeriousFastQuietExampleShewasaprettygirl.Hewasaseriousboy.Itwasafastcar.Theywerequietchildren.AdverbPrettilySeriouslyFastQuietlyExampleThebirdsangprettily.Thepolicemanspokeseriously.Schumacherdrivesfast.Thewomanspokequietly.AdverbscanmodifyadjectivesAnadjectivecanbemodifiedbyanadverb,whichprecedestheadjective.Forexample:That'sreallynice.AdverbscanmodifyadverbsSomeadverbscanmodifyothers.Aswithadjectives,theadverbprecedestheoneit用心爱心专心ismodifying.Forexample:Shediditreallywell.AdverbscanmodifynounsAdverbscanmodifynounstoindicatetimeorplace.Forexample:Theconcerttomorrow.Theroomupstairs.AdverbscanmodifynounphrasesSomeadverbsofdegreesuchasquite,rather,so,such...canmodifynounphrases.Forexample:Wehadquiteagoodtime.They'resuchgoodfriends.Adverbscanmodifydeterminers,numeralsandpronounsAdverbssuchasalmost,nearly,hardly,about,etc.,canbeused:Forexample:Nearlyeveryone,whowasinvited,cametotheparty.AdverbscanmodifysentencesSomeadverbsmodifyawholesentence,notjustapartofone.Forexample:Luckilythecarstoppedintime.Inthissentenceluckilymodifiesthewholesentence,itshowsthatitwasgoodluckthatthecarstoppedintime.用心爱心专心
