ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB THE DIFFERENCE An adjective tells us more about a noun.

Example: an expensive car, a clever girl An adverb tells us more about a verb. Example: He talked nervously. THE ADVERB HOW TO FORM Adjective + ly Sad Sadly quiet quietly softly nervous nervously soft

Double forms hard hard hardly near near nearly late late lately

HOW TO USE THE ADVERB Verb + adverb The adverb describes a verb ( eine Ttigkeit wird nher beschrieben). Example: He drove carefully. verb adverb She sold her verb house quickly adverb

Adjectives ending in -y ily happy Happily Angry angrily Adjectives ending in le ly terrible terribly capable capably Adjectives ending in ly in a friendly friendly Daily daily way / manner Lively in a lively Early way / manner early

Adjective + adverb The adverb describes an adjective (ein Adjektiv wird nher beschrieben). Example: Her necklace was horribly expensive. adverb adjective She was terribly sorry. adverb adjective Adverb + adverb The adverb describes an adverb. Example: They played Terribly badly. Adverb adverb He did his absolutely correctly. homework Adverb adverb

in a lonely lonely monthly monthly way / manner in a lovely Lovely weekly weekly way / manner in a silly Silly yearly yearly way / manner Irregular forms good well Low low fast fast straight hard hard extra straight extra

No adverb with the following verbs forms of to be: Seem am, is, are, was, were, will be, have been, had been get turn grow Sound

look feel taste become smell (aussehen) Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives by adding ly: bad > badly; quiet > quietly; recent > recently; sudden > suddenly but there are sometimes changes in spelling: easy > easily; gentle > gently If an adjective ends in ly we use the phrase in a . way to express manner: Silly > He behaved in a silly way. Friendly > She spoke in a friendly way.

long long doubtless Doubtless

A few adverbs of manner have the same form as the adjective: They all worked hard. She usually arrives late. I hate driving fast. Note: hardly and lately have different meanings: He could hardly walk = It was difficult for him to walk. I havent seen John lately = I havent seen John recently. We often use phrases with like as adverbials of manner: She slept like a baby. He ran like a rabbit. Adverbs of manner and link verbs We very often use adverbials with like after link verbs: Adjective Mandy is a careful girl. She is very careful. adverb Mandy drives carefully.

Her hands felt like ice. It smells like fresh bread. But we do not use other adverbials of manner after link verbs. We use adjectives instead: They looked happily happy. That bread smells deliciously delicious. Try these exercises to practice your use of adverbials of manner. Try these tasks to practice your use of placement of adverbials. The adverbs and the adjectives in English Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs (here: drive), adjectives or other adverbs. Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns (here: girl)or pronouns (here: she).

Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the adjective. Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb. Form Adjective + -ly adjective dangerous careful nice horrible easy electronic irregular forms good fast hard well fast hard If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly. Example: safe - safely Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply adverb dangerously carefully nicely horribly easily electronically

If the adjective ends in -y, change -y to -i. Then add ly. happy - happily but: shy - shyly If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly. Example: terrible - terribly

There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly. Use of adverbs to modify verbs: The soccer team played badly last Saturday. to modify adjectives: It was an extemely bad match. to modify adverbs: The soccer team played extremely badly last Wednesday. to modify quantities: There are quite a lot of people here. to modify sentences: Unfortunately, the flight to Dallas had been cancelled. Types of adverbs 1) Adverbs of manner quickly kindly 2) Adverbs of degree very rather

3) Adverbs of frequency often sometimes 4) Adverbs of time now today 5) Adverbs of place here nowhere How do know whether to use an adjective or an adverb? John is a careful driver. -> In this sentences we say how John is - careful. If we want to say that the careful John did not drive the usual way yesterday - we have to use theadverb: John did not drive carefully yesterday. Here is another example: I am a slow walker. (How am I? -> slow -> adjective) I walk slowly. (Ho do I walk? -> slowly -> adverb) Adjective or Adverb after special verbs Both adjectives and adverbs may be used after look, smell and taste. Mind the change in meaning. Here are two examples: Adverb Jamie Oliver can taste well. (How can Jamie Oliver taste?) Peter can smell badly. (How can Peter smell?)

adjective The pizza tastes good. (How is the pizza?) Peter's feet smell bad. (How are his feet?)

Do not get confused with good/well. Linda looks good. (What type of person is she?) Linda looks well. (How is Linda? -> She may have been ill, but now she is fit again.) How are you? - I'm well, thank you. One can assume that in the second/third sentence the adverb well is used, but this is wrong. well can be an adjective (meaning fit/healthy), or an adverb of the adjective good. Conclusion: Use the adjective when you say something about the person itself. Use the adverb, when you want to say about the action.