With this amazing English Grammar Website – Englishbix, we have been learning a lot of concepts that aim to enhance our English skills. In today’s session, we would be learning about the concept of “Adverb Of Manner” and various rules that are used to form the adverbs from the adjectives.
Before we move ahead with the examples and rules it is very essential to understand the basic definition.
Adverb Of Manner to Describe How Things Happen
If you see, the adverb of manner is used to describe the actions – how something happened or happens. The adverb of manner is helpful for the readers to understand the greater insight into the content. You can compare the example sentences which will help you to gain an understanding of these adverbs as to how these adverbs change the entire meaning of the sentence. For instance, you can use the words “quickly” and “slowly” to explain the speed of walking or running.
Let’s gain some insight into the rules of the Adverb of Manner which would be helpful in understanding the example sentences.
- While making use of these adverbs, you need to ensure that you do not place them between the object and the verb.
- It is usually best to fit after the sentence’s object or sometimes the main verb.
- You can easily place the adverb of manner before the preposition or after the sentence’s object if you see a preposition before the object.
- Always add emphasis to the sentence by placing the adverb of manner before the verb and the object.
- If in case these adverbs are placed at the beginning of the sentence then they can catch the reader’s attention easily.
Now as you are familiar with the adverbs, we can move ahead to understand the example sentences. Through different examples, you would get to know how adverbs can lend different meaning to the sentences. They generally contain the exact same set of words.
Sentence Examples for Adverb Of Manner
You can identify the adverb of the manner by observing the italicized words or phrases. (It is done for easy identification for the readers)
- She quickly agreed to go to the store for milk and biscuits.
(In this sentences you can see that her agreement was quick)
- He asked her to quietly leave the room.
In this sentence, you can see that his request was quiet)
- The chemist gently woke the sleeping patient.
In the above sentence, you can see that the chemist was very gentle while waking the patient.
Rules to Form Adverb of Manner
The Adverb of manner is generally considered the largest group of adverbs. Some of these adverbs can also be used as adjectives. The adverb of manner is formed by adding -ly to the corresponding adjectives.
Let’s get to know some rules to form Adverb Of Manner
For Words Ending in -ic
When the adjectives or words are ending in -ic, then the syllable “al” is usually added before the -ly ending. For instance, have a look at the examples given below.
- drastic – drastically
- frantic – frantically
- specific – specifically
- dramatic – dramatically
- scientific – scientifically
- enthusiastic – enthusiastically
Words Ending in -le
Whenever you see an adjective ending in -le and is preceded by the consonant, then the final ‘-e’ is changed to the ‘-y’. Let’s check out the nest set of examples.
- simple – simply
- preferable – preferably
- gentle – gently
- reasonable – reasonably
- terrible – terribly
Conclusion:
Now you are completely familiar with the adverb of manner, the different rules that you need to follow and various rules of forming adverbs from adjectives. All these rules will help you in building your English grammar skills. So Stay Tuned To Englishbix.