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how do you form adverbs from adjectives?
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Formation of Adverbs
Most of the times, an adverb is formed by adding ‘ly’ to an adjective. Examples of such formation of adverbs are as follows:
Adjective Adverb
quick quickly
slow slowly
beautiful beautifully
firm firmly
delicate delicately
abrupt abruptly
careful carefully
harsh harshly
cheerful cheerfully
sad sadly
Sometimes, the adjective ends in ‘y’. In these cases, replace the ‘y’ with ‘i’ and add ‘ly’. Examples are as follows,
Adjective Adverb
easy easily
lucky luckily
happy happily
angry angrily
hungry hungrily
heavy heavily
breezy breezily
cozy cozily
cheery cheerily
busy busily
In some cases, the adjective ends in ‘le’, ‘able’ or ‘ible‘. In these cases, replace the ‘e’ with ‘y’. Examples of these adverbs formation are,
Adjective Adverb
gentle gently
terrible terribly
probable probably
capable capably
fashionable fashionably
suitable suitably
responsible responsibly
eligible eligibly
horrible horribly
incredible incredibly
If the adjective ends in ‘ic, then add ‘ally’. The exception is ‘public’. The adverb for ‘public’ is ‘publicly’. Some examples are
Adjective Adverb
tragic tragically
basic basically
dramatic dramatically
energetic energetically
economic economically
strategic strategically
arithmetic arithmetically
geometric geometrically
artistic artistically
academic academically
For adjectives that end in ‘cal’, just add ‘ly’ to turn it into an adverb. Examples –
Adjective Adverb
chemical chemically
biological biologically
logical logically
grammatical grammatically
physical physically
mechanical mechanically
mathematical mathematically
musical musically
critical critically
medical medically
Some adverbs have the same form as their adjective. Some such words are,
Adjective Adverb
early early
late late
daily daily
far far
close close
fast fast
free free
high high
low low
long long
The adverb for the adjective ‘good’ is ‘well’. Examples –
Jack is a good guitarist. – Jack plays the guitar well.
She is a good dancer. – She dances well.
Akshay is a good student. – Akshay studies well.
He is a good chess player. – He plays chess well.
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abstract noun
A noun which refers to an idea, quality, or state (e.g. warmth, liberty, happiness), rather than a physical thing that can be seen or touched. Compare with concrete noun.
active
An active verb has a subject which is performing the action of the verb, for example:
John ate the apple.
The opposite of passive. Find out more about active and passive verbs.
adjective
A word, such as heavy, red, or sweet, that is used to describe (or modify) a noun. Learn more about adjectives.
adjunct
A type of optional adverbial that adds extra information to a sentence, for instance:
I can’t sleep at night.
Read more about adverbials and adjuncts.
adverb
A word, such as very, really or slowly, that is used to give more information about an adjective, verb, or other adverb. Learn more about how to use adverbs.
adverbial
An adverb, phrase, or clause which changes, restricts, or adds to the meaning of a verb, for instance:
I put my bag on the floor.
Read more about adverbials.
affirmative
A word, sentence, or phrase that states that something is the case or which expresses agreement, for instance: