Difference between revisions of "Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly"

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In English, there are many adjectives that end in "-ly" and yet are not adverbs.

Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs:

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. Adjectives may come before the word they change.

Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:

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).

Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending -ly:

However adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.

You need to use a different structure:

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 *Examples: "He walks slowly" (tells how)
-== How to change an adjective into an adverb? ==
+== How to change an adjective ending in -ly into an adverb? ==
 Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending '''-ly''':
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 *'''bad'''	become '''badly'''
+'''However adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.'''
-Adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.
 You need to use a different structure:
 *For example "in a lovely way".
-If an adjective has 2 syllables and ends in '''-y''', replace the final '''-y''' with '''-ily''':
-*'''easy''' becomes '''easily'''
-*'''happy''' becomes '''happily'''
-If an adjective ends with a consonant followed by '''-le''', replace the final '''-e''' with '''-y''':
-*'''terrible''' becomes '''terribly'''
-*'''comfortable''' becomes '''comfortably'''
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