Dr. Grammar says:
“What’s wrong with this sentence? I very like studying English, but I am slow learning.”
EXPLANATION:
What is an adverb?
Adverbs give more information about a verb…
(e.g. slowly, quickly, beautifully, well are all verbs)
When we want to describe what is happening, and give more information to make what we say more interesting we use adverbs. Any verbs can have adverbs added.
Adverbs are used in 4 main ways:
1. “She dances beautifully.” = how something happens
2. “He went to Nha Trang yesterday.” = when something happens
3. “They meet daily.” = how often something happens
4. “I really like ice cream.” = making a verb/adjective/adverb stronger/weaker
Adverbs are often made from adjectives by adding “ly”:
Beautiful > beautifully
Quick > quickly
Slow > slowly Adjectives ending in “y” have their spelling changed a bit:
Happy > happily
Easy > easily
So…
I very like studying English, but I am slow learning. X
I really like studying English, but I am learning slowly. √EXERCISE:
Choose an adverb from the box to fill the gap in each sentence (some may have more than one answer):
beautifully tomorrow weekly really happily |
1. He goes to his hometown ………………..
2. She can paint ……………….. and has sold some of her pictures.
3. They ……………….. enjoyed their holiday, and they want to go to Da Lat again.
4. “Of course I can help you!” she said ………………..
5. ……………….. we are going to go to the cinema to watch a new movie.
Answers:
1. tomorrow/weekly, 2. beautifully, 3. really, 4. happily, 5. Tomorrow
FURTHER PRACTICE:
Use the following adverbs to make sentences of your own:
sadly easily slowly
quickly really loudly
quietly frequently usually
This material is provided by the Australian Centre for Education and Training (ACET).