Adverbs of manner are mostly formed from Adjectives by adding -ly.
These adverbs express in what manner or how an action is done.
Examples Of Adverb Of Manner
| Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|
| wise | wisly |
| quick | quickly |
| clever | cleverly |
| foolish | foolishly |
| wonderful | wonderfully |
Examples
| Nancy dances gracefully on the stage |
| The girls answered all the questions correctly |
| The plane landed safely |
| Mr.David speaks English fluently |
| The bird flies swiftly |
| My uncle is badly in need of money |
| Alexander fought bravely |
| You can buy fruit very cheaply in this shop |
| He was driving carelessly |
| He left quickly |
| My brother works hard |
| Maria sings well |
Examples
| Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|
| ready | readily |
| heavy | heavily |
| easy | easily |
| happy | happily |
Examples
| Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|
| single | singly |
| simple | simply |
| double | doubly |
Examples
| single | singly |
| simple | simply |
| double | doubly |
Adverbs of Manner, which answer the question ‘How’ are generally placed after the verb or after the object if there is one; as,
Examples
| She speaks French fluently |
| He does his work carefully |
| It is raining heavily |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.