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Adverbs of Manner

USE

We use adverbs of manner to describe the verb. We use an adverb of manner to say how something happens or how we do something.

• It rained heavily. (=We are describing how it rained.)
• He always replies quickly. (=We are describing how he walks)

• POSITION 

• We use adverbs of manner after the verb or, if there is an object, after verb + object.

  • He drives carefully.
  • She plays the guitar well. 

  • MODIFIERS

    We can use very, really, quite before an adverb of manner.

    • It rained quite heavily. 
    • He drives quite carefully. 
    • She plays the guitar really well.

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -LY

Some words end in -ly, but they are adjectives, NOT adverbs: friendly, lovely, silly. 

We CANNOT transform these adjectives into adverbs of manner.

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Object and subject questions

Too and Enough

Do you fancy a review of the vocabulary of Unit 3?

Let's play to revise the present continuous!

Snakes and Ladders Game to revise the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous

Present Continuous: Fling the teacher to revise the Present Continuous

Jeopardy Game to revise the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous

Spelling Game to revise the Present Continuous

Car Racing to revise the Present Continuous

Hangman Game to revise the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous

Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

It is extremely easy to use either the comparative or the superlative structure. Do you know the EQUATIONS?

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COMPARATIVE

EQUAL               AS + ADJ / ADV + AS  

John is as intelligent as Mary.

John eats as impulsively as Mary.

INFERIOR                 LESS + ADJ / ADV + THAN

John is less intelligent than Mary.

John eats less impulsively than Mary.

SUPERIOR            MORE + ADJ / ADV + THAN (more than 2 syllables)

John is more intelligent than Mary.

John eats more impulsively than Mary.

                                    (ADJ / ADV + ER) + THAN (only one syllable)

John is taller than Mary.
John works harder than Mary.

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SUPERLATIVE        THE MOST + ADJ / ADV(more than 2 syllables)

John is the most intelligent boy. 
John works the most impulsively of all.

                                    THE (ADJ / ADV + EST) (only one syllable) 

John is the tallest boy. 
John works the hardest of all.

                     
                     biggest 

* TWO SYLLABLES: 

  a) -- --y          ier / iest

     pretty: prettier than / the prettiest girl

  b) -- --other   more than / the most 

     rapid: more rapid than / the most rapid car

  c) -- --ly

   ADJ (as 1 syllable)  ugly: uglier than / the ugliest cat
   ADV (as 3 syllables)  quickly: more quickly than / the most quicky

IRREGULARS:

ADJ / ADV            SUPERIOR        SUPERLATIVE

good / well                      better                      the best

bad / badly                     worse                        the worst

many / much                   more                          the most

few /little                       less                            the least

old (adjective)                older                          the oldest (things)
                                       elder                          the eldest (people)
far (adverb)                   farther                      the farthest (distance)
                                       further                      the furthest (general)

Click the picture below to get some practice on comparatives and superlatives.