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Contents overview adverbs of manner and adjectivesAdverbs and Adverbials193 adverbs of manner and adjectives1adverbs of manner with verbs: He sang badly.Adverbs of manner typically say how something happens or is done.Examples: happily, terribly, fast, badly, wellAdverbs of manner can modify verbs. They should not be confused with adjectives (happy, terrible, etc). Adjectives are not used to modify verbs. She danced happily into the room. (not She danced happy …)She sang badly. (not She sang bad.)I don't remember him very well. (not … very good.)But note that some adjective forms are sometimes used as adverbs in an informal style, especially in American English (194.4).She talks funny.For the use of adjectives after linking verbs like look or seem, 11.2other uses: terribly coldThese adverbs can also modify adjectives, past participles, other adverbs and prepositional phrases. It's terribly cold today. (not … terrible cold.) This steak is very badly cooked. (not … bad cooked.) They're playing unusually fast. (not … unusual fast.) He was madly in love with her. (not … mad in love …)For adjectives ending in -ly, 194.1.For adverbs and adjectives with the same form, 194.2.For the adjective well, 622.For the position of adverbs of manner, 201.1.For spelling rules, 345.Previous Next |