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== How to change an adjective into an adverb? == | == How to change an adjective into an adverb? == | ||
To convert an adjective into an adverb, add -ly | *To convert an adjective into an adverb, add -ly: | ||
'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully''' | '''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully''' | ||
'''bad''' become '''badly''' | '''bad''' become '''badly''' | ||
If the adjective ends with "y", then add -ily | *If the adjective ends with "y", then add -ily: | ||
'''easy''' becomes '''easily''' | '''easy''' becomes '''easily''' | ||
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'''happy''' becomes '''happily''' | '''happy''' becomes '''happily''' | ||
There are also exceptions: | *There are also exceptions: | ||
'''early''' becomes '''early''' | '''early''' becomes '''early''' | ||
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'''slow''' becomes '''slow''' | '''slow''' becomes '''slow''' | ||
==Author== | ==Author== | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 22 December 2018
In English, there are many adjectives that end in "-ly" and yet are not adverbs.
Adjectives ending in LY
Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs:
- Beastly
- Costly
- Cowardly
- Daily (Can also be an adverb)
- Deadly
- Early
- Elderly
- Fatherly
- Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
- Friendly
- Gentlemanly
- Ghastly
- Ghostly
- Godly
- Goodly
- Holy
- Homely
- Humanly
- Kingly
- Leisurely
- Lonely
- Lovely
- Slowly (Can also be an adverb)
- Maidenly
- Manly
- Masterly
- Matronly
- Miserly
- Monthly
- Motherly
- Nightly
- Painterly
- Poorly (Can also be an adverb)
- Priestly
- Princely
- Saintly
- Scholarly
- Shapely
- Silly
- Sisterly
- Timely
- Ugly
- Ungainly
- Unruly
- Unsightly
- Unseemly
- Unworldly
- Weekly
- Womanly
- Worldly
- Yearly
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.
Adjectives may come before the word they change.
- Example: "It is a cute dog."
Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:
- Example: "That cat looks nice."
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).
- Examples: "He walks slowly" (tells how)
How to change an adjective into an adverb?
- To convert an adjective into an adverb, add -ly:
beautiful becomes beautifully
bad become badly
- If the adjective ends with "y", then add -ily:
easy becomes easily
happy becomes happily
- There are also exceptions:
early becomes early
late becomes late
good becomes good
slow becomes slow
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