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Comment Adverbs

Comment adverbs describe how actions are performed and can modify verbs, adjectives, or entire sentences, typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. They can appear in various positions within a sentence, most commonly after the verb, and can also modify adjectives or other adverbs. It's important to distinguish between adverbs and adjectives, as well as to recognize special cases and sentence adverbs that express opinion.

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Comment Adverbs

Comment adverbs describe how actions are performed and can modify verbs, adjectives, or entire sentences, typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. They can appear in various positions within a sentence, most commonly after the verb, and can also modify adjectives or other adverbs. It's important to distinguish between adverbs and adjectives, as well as to recognize special cases and sentence adverbs that express opinion.

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Comment Adverbs (Adverbs of Manner)

Comment adverbs describe how an action is performed or the speaker's attitude toward a
statement. They modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences.

1. Formation

Most comment adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives:

 Quick → Quickly

 Careful → Carefully

 Happy → Happily

Exceptions:

 Good → Well (not "goodly")

 Fast → Fast (no change)

 Hard → Hard (but "hardly" means "almost never")

2. Position in a Sentence

Comment adverbs can appear in three main positions:

A. After the Verb (Most Common)

 She speaks fluently.

 He drove carelessly.

B. Before the Main Verb

 They quickly finished the project.

 She happily accepted the offer.

C. At the Beginning or End (for Emphasis)

 Surprisingly, he passed the exam.

 She solved the problem easily.

3. Modifying Adjectives or Other Adverbs

Comment adverbs can intensify adjectives or other adverbs:

 Extremely fast (modifying an adjective)

 Incredibly well (modifying another adverb)

4. Adverbs vs. Adjectives

Be careful not to confuse adverbs with adjectives:

 Adjective: She is a quick learner. (Describes "learner")

 Adverb: She learns quickly. (Describes "learns")


5. Common Comment Adverbs

Adverb Meaning Example

Clearly In a clear way He explained it clearly.

Slowly At a low speed She walked slowly.

Loudly With a lot of noise They laughed loudly.

Well In a good way She sings well.

Badly In a bad way He played badly.

Carefully With caution Drive carefully.

Suddenly Without warning Suddenly, it started raining.

Honestly In a truthful way Honestly, I don’t know.

6. Special Cases

 "Hard" vs. "Hardly"

o He works hard. (He works a lot.)

o He hardly works. (He almost never works.)

 "Late" vs. "Lately"

o She arrived late. (Not on time.)

o She has been tired lately. (Recently.)

7. Sentence Adverbs (Express Opinion)

Some adverbs modify the whole sentence, often at the beginning:

 Fortunately, we arrived on time.

 Honestly, I don’t agree.

8. Practice Exercise

Choose the correct adverb:

1. She sings (beautiful/beautifully).

2. He ran (quick/quickly) to catch the bus.


3. (Sudden/Suddenly), the lights went out.

Answers:

1. beautifully

2. quickly

3. Suddenly

Final Notes

 Comment adverbs make sentences more descriptive.

 Most are formed with -ly, but some are irregular.

 They usually go after the verb but can move for emphasis.

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