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== How to change an adjective into an adverb? ==
== How to change an adjective into an adverb? ==
Many adverbs are formed from adjectives and end in '''-ly'''.
The basic rule is that '''-ly''' is added to the end of the adjective:
*'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
*'''bad''' become '''badly'''


Adjectives that end in -ly cannot be converted into adverbs by adding -ly.  
Adjectives that end in -ly cannot be converted into adverbs by adding -ly.  
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*For example "in a lovely way".
*For example "in a lovely way".
Many adverbs are formed from adjectives and end in '''-ly'''.
The basic rule is that '''-ly''' is added to the end of the adjective:
*'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
*'''bad''' become '''badly'''
   
   



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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
  • Lively
  • 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?

Many adverbs are formed from adjectives and end in -ly.

The basic rule is that -ly is added to the end of the adjective:

  • beautiful becomes beautifully
  • bad become badly

Adjectives that end in -ly cannot be converted into adverbs by adding -ly.

You need to use a different structure:

  • For example "in a lovely way".


If the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y, then you need to replace the final -y with -ily:

  • easy becomes easily
  • happy becomes happily


If the adjective ends with a consonant followed by -le, replace the final -e with -y on its own:

  • terrible becomes terribly
  • comfortable becomes comfortably

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