03 Adverbs of manner Flashcards
Kevin had a quick snack.
He ate quickly.
Adjective.
Adverb.
Kate is fluent in Russian.
She speaks Russian fluently.
Adjective.
Adverb.
Think of a sensible reply.
Try to reply sensibly.
Adjective.
Adverb.
Kevin had a quick snack.
He ate quickly.
An adjective modifies a noun (snack). An adverb of manner modifies a verb (ate).
She listened politely.
NOT She listened polite.
The inspector was polite.
Linking verb + adjective: Linking verbs are be, seem, become, look, feel etc; Some verbs can be either linking verbs or action verbs.
The speaker looked nervous.
He looked nervously round the room.
Linking verb + adjective
Action verb + adverb
The milk smelled funny.
Dave smelled the milk suspiciously.
Linking verb + adjective
Action verb + adverb
The atmosphere grew tense.
The plants grew rapidly.
Linking verb + adjective
Action verb + adverb
Handle carefully.
Handle with care.
We can often use a prepositional phrase to express manner.
They were doing it deliberately.
They were doing it on purpose.
We can often use a prepositional phrase to express manner.
They inspected the car officiously.
They inspected the car in an officious manner.
We can often use a prepositional phrase to express manner.
‘I didn’t know whether to tell you or not,’ she said anxiously.
The sun still shone brightly on the quiet street.
We continued our labors in silence.
We put an adverbial of manner mainly in end position. These are real examples from stories.
The team were quietly confident.
The dog lay peacefully asleep.
An adverb of manner can also modify an adjective.
