Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.
EXAMPLES
He swims well.
He ran quickly.
An adverb of manner cannot be put between a verb and its direct object. The adverb must be placed either before the verb or at the end of the
clause.
EXAMPLES
If there is a preposition before the verb's object, you can place the adverb of manner either before the preposition or after the object.
EXAMPLES
Adverbs of manner should always come immediately after verbs which have no object (intransitive verbs).
EXAMPLES
These common adverbs of manner are almost always placed directly after the verb: well, badly, hard, & fast
EXAMPLES
The position of the adverb is important when there is more than one verb in a sentence. If the adverb is placed before or after the main verb, it
modifies only that verb. If the adverb is placed after a clause, then it modifies the whole action described by the clause. Notice the difference in
meaning between the following sentences.
Example
Meaning
LITERARY USAGE
Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis.
EXAMPLES
Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our attention and make us curious.
EXAMPLES
ENGLISH IDIOMS
THE MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS
These English idioms are extremely common in everyday conversation in the United States. You will hear them in movies and TV shows and can use
them to make your English sound more like that of a native speaker.
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
A blessing in disguise
as part of a sentence
A dime a dozen
Something common
as part of a sentence
as part of a sentence
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
as part of a sentence
Break a leg
Good luck
by itself
Call it a day
as part of a sentence
Don't be so critical
as part of a sentence
Cutting corners
as part of a sentence
Easy does it
Slow down
by itself
as part of a sentence
as part of a sentence
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
as part of a sentence
Start over
as part of a sentence
Hang in there
Don't give up
by itself
Go to sleep
as part of a sentence
by itself
as part of a sentence
as part of a sentence
as part of a sentence
No pain, no gain
by itself
On the ball
as part of a sentence
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
as part of a sentence
Calm down
by itself
So far so good
by itself
by itself
by itself
An ideal situation
as part of a sentence
You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun
by itself
To get upset
as part of a sentence
as part of a sentence
Sick
as part of a sentence
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
as part of a sentence
by itself
I have no idea
by itself
Meaning
Usage
What you have is worth more than what you might have later
by itself
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
A perfect storm
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively)
by itself
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
sentence
Just barely
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
Very expensive
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
by itself
by itself
as part of a
sentence
Ignore someone
as part of a
sentence
To do something pointless
as part of a
sentence
Be patient
by itself
He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about
now
by itself
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
Ignorance is bliss
by itself
by itself
by itself
It's easy
by itself
by itself
by itself
as part of a
sentence
I made a mistake
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
On thin ice
as part of a
sentence
Rarely
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
To spoil something
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
sentence
by itself
as part of a
sentence
Postpone a plan
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
by itself
as part of a
sentence
It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there are
problems
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
The first people who arrive will get the best stuff
by itself
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
by itself
Take a risk
as part of a
sentence
by itself
This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
Meaning
Usage
by itself
A snowball effect
as part of a
sentence
No chance at all
as part of a
sentence
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
A storm in a teacup
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
As right as rain
Perfect
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
Burn bridges
Destroy relationships
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
No matter what
as part of a
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
sentence
by itself
Do a good job
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
The better you know someone the less you like him
by itself
Fit as a fiddle
In good health
as part of a
sentence
Take risks
by itself
as part of a
sentence
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
as part of a
sentence
Go down in flames
Fail spectacularly
as part of a
sentence
by itself
Not be concentrating
as part of a
sentence
by itself
as part of a
sentence
He's dumb
by itself
He's crazy
by itself
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
by itself
by itself
by itself
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
Look everywhere
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
sentence
as part of a
sentence
as part of a
sentence
On cloud nine
Very happy
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
Run fast
as part of a
sentence
by itself
Snowed under
Busy
as part of a
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
sentence
by itself
as part of a
sentence
Trouble is coming
by itself
by itself
as part of a
sentence
Time is money
Work quickly
by itself
by itself
We agree
by itself
Idiom
Meaning
Usage
as part of a
sentence
by itself
by itself
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with
vinegar
by itself
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him
drink
by itself
by itself