A car suddenly came round the corner and nearly hit us!.
Try to do it carefully so we don’t have to redo it.
The children did really well in their test.
However, there are also some irregular adverbs: When an adjective ends in -y we change the -y to -i then add -ly. To make adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective. For example,Īdverbs of manner are really useful because they let us add a lot of extra details to descriptions, to make what we say more interesting and dynamic to the listener or reader. (adverb of manner)Īn adverb of manner describes how you do an action.
She often translates emails for her colleagues.
What about adverbs of manner? What are they for and how do we use them? Read on to find out more! What is an adverb?Īn adverb is a word that describes how, where, or with what frequency we do an action (or ‘verb’). We can use adverbs in many ways, from describing how often we do something to where we do it.