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Adverbs of Manner Grammar

The document discusses adverbs of manner, which describe how something happens. [1] Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. [2] Some examples of proper placement of adverbs of manner are provided. [3] The document also notes some exceptions and special cases regarding placement of adverbs of manner.

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Adverbs of Manner Grammar

The document discusses adverbs of manner, which describe how something happens. [1] Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. [2] Some examples of proper placement of adverbs of manner are provided. [3] The document also notes some exceptions and special cases regarding placement of adverbs of manner.

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ADVERBS OF MANNER GRAMMAR

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb
or after the object.

Examples:

 Wai Hong swims well.


 Kiren ran... rapidly, slowly, quickly..
 She spoke...softly, loudly, aggressively..
 Jason coughed loudly to attract her attention.
 Sulaiman plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
 Rahul ate the chocolate cake greedily.

Be Careful!

1. 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]

2. If there is a preposition before the object, e.g. at, towards, we can place the adverb
either before the preposition or after the object.

Examples

 The child ran happily towardshis mother.


 The child ran towards his mother happily.

3. Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis:

Examples

 He gently woke the sleeping woman.

4. Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our
attention and make us curious:

Examples

 Slowly she picked up the knife.


5. These common adverbs are almost always placed AFTER the verb:

 well
 badly
 hard
 fast

Exercise 1:

Match each sentence with the best adverb. Write the adverb in the blank.

Example: “Shhhhh, don’t say a word,” she said quietly.

politely sadly nervously quickly shyly

incorrectly impolitely happily angrily kindly

1. “I just got engaged!” she said _______________________.


2. “My dog just died,” he said ________________________.
3. “I’m in a hurry,” she said ________________________.
4. “I no make mistakes,” he said _______________________.
5. “May I please make a telephone call?” she asked ______________________.
6. “Bring me a menu, fast!” he said ________________________.
7. “This is the last time I’m telling you! Clean up your room!” she said ____________________.
8. “W-w-will you m-m-marry m-m-me?” he asked ________________________.
9. “Please don’t ask me to speak in front of the class,” she said _______________________.
10. “Can I help you?” he asked _________________________.

ADVERBS of manner can be formed from ADJECTIVES:

happy clumsy
serious careful
easy dangerous
hard fast
good bad
true angry
quiet quick
terrible humble
correct absolute

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