| Learning
objectives |
 In
this lesson you will learn the
definition of a manner adverb and study examples of
manner adverbs. |
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| Definition of a manner adverb |
- A manner adverb:
- answers the question, How?
- shows how the action of
a
verb is
done
- usually occurs at the end of the
sentence though sometimes they are placed before
the main
verb
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Common irregular adverbs of manner not following the usual
adverb spelling rules include:
- high, late, near, well
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Learn the
adverb spelling rules
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| Examples of manner adverbs |
- She did the work carefully.
- She ate her food quickly.
- You can sing well.
- She sang that song badly.
- We watch them closely.
- She plays well.
- They walk carefully.
- The following words are manner adverbs
- agilely, badly, busily, carefully,
cheerfully, closely, completely, coyly, dramatically, dully,
duly, easily, fast, favorably, fully, gaily, greyly, happily,
hard, healthy, humbly, inadequately, little, loud, loudly, much,
normally, quickly, scientifically, shrilly, shyly, simply,
slowly, slyly, solely, specifically, straight, surprisingly,
truly, well, wholly
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