What are Adverbs of Manner?

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of Manner answer the question, “How is something done?".

These adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or clauses of a sentence.

examples:

        "Lindy dances gracefully."

The word “gracefully” is an adverb, particularly an adverb of manner. It is used to tell how Lindy dances. When asked, how does Lindy dance? GRACEFULLY!

         "Don slowly sips his tea."

The word “slowly” is an adverb of manner. It is used in this sentence to tell how Don sips his tea-- that is "slowly".

Now, how are  Adverbs of Manner identified and how are they formed?

Forming Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of Manner are mostly formed by just adding “-ly” at the end of an adjective.

(refer to table below)

examples:

           "Aliyah is a quick learner."

The word “quick” is an adjective. An adjective is any word that is used to “describe” something.

In the sentence, an adjective is used (quick) to describe the subject (Aliyah).

If the adjective “quick” is turned into an adverb, it will be “quickly”. An “-ly” is added.

Now the adverb “quickly” is used in the original sentence, it will be written this way:

               "Aliyah learns quickly." or "Aliya quickly learns."

Either of the two is correct.

In the original sentence, “quick” is used, an adjective describing the subject "Aliyah".

In the revised sentence, “quickly” is used, an adverb telling people “HOW” the subject "Aliyah" learns—that is quickly.