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Understanding Adverbs of Manner: How They Enhance Your Writing

Adverbs of manner describe how actions are performed, offering clarity and detail in your sentences. Typically, they follow the main verb or object, enhancing sentences like "He swims well" or "She plays the flute beautifully." Many adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives, with specific rules for those ending in -l, -y, or -ble. Remember, they shouldn't be placed between a verb and its object. Practice using adverbs of manner through examples and exercises to improve your writing style and precision.

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Understanding Adverbs of Manner: How They Enhance Your Writing

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  1. Grammar point Adverb of manner

  2. Adverb of manner • Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. Examples: • He swims well, (after the main verb) • He plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)

  3. Note • Often these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective. • Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully. • Adjectives ending -y change to -ily; lucky-luckily • Adjectives ending -blechange to -bly; responsible-responsibly

  4. Be careful • The adverb should not be put between the verb and the object. Examples: • He ate greedily the chocolate cake [incorrect] • He ate the chocolate cake greedily[correct]

  5. Examples • He plays tennis excellently. • He moves gracefully. • She dresses smartly. • They will play defensively.

  6. Choose a word in brackets and change its form, if necessary to fill the gaps-Beautiful, bad, careful, quite, happy, fast, loud • 1.They dance the cha-cha-cha ________________________ • 2.She planned their trip to Greece very ________________________. • 3.Jim painted the kitchen very ________________________. • 4.She speaks very ________________________. • 5.Turn the stereo down. It's too ________________________. • 6.He skipped ________________________ down the road to school. • 7.He drives too ________________________.

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