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


Here they are:
As many '''adverbs''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.
==Adjectives ending in -ly==
Here is a '''list of common adjectives ending in -ly''': 
 
*Beastly
*Costly
*Cowardly
*Crassly
*Daily (Can also be an adverb)
*Deadly
*Early
*Elderly
*Enormously
*Fatherly
*Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
*Friendly
*Gangly
*Gentlemanly
*Ghastly
*Ghostly
*Godly
*Goodly
*Greatly
*Heavenly
*Holy
*Homely
*Humanly
*Kingly
*Leisurely
*Lively
*Lonely
*Lovely
*Maidenly
*Manly
*Masterly
*Matronly
*Miserly
*Monthly
*Motherly
*Nightly
*Painterly
*Poorly
*Portly
*Priestly
*Princely
*Saintly
*Scholarly
*Shapely
*Silly
*Sisterly
*Stately
*Timely
*Ugly
*Ungainly
*Unruly
*Unsightly
*Unseemly
*Unworldly
*Vastly
*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 ending in -ly into an adverb? ==
 
Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending '''-ly''':
 
*'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
*'''bad''' become '''badly'''
 
 
However, '''adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.'''
 
 
You need to use '''a different structure''' like in the example below :
 
*'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''.
 
==Authors==
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/m7mdnasser m7mdnasser]
 
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/_Julitka_ _Julitka_]
 
 


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Revision as of 14:22, 22 December 2019

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

As many adverbs often end in -ly, adjectives ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.

Adjectives ending in -ly

Here is a list of common adjectives ending in -ly:

  • Beastly
  • Costly
  • Cowardly
  • Crassly
  • Daily (Can also be an adverb)
  • Deadly
  • Early
  • Elderly
  • Enormously
  • Fatherly
  • Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
  • Friendly
  • Gangly
  • Gentlemanly
  • Ghastly
  • Ghostly
  • Godly
  • Goodly
  • Greatly
  • Heavenly
  • Holy
  • Homely
  • Humanly
  • Kingly
  • Leisurely
  • Lively
  • Lonely
  • Lovely
  • Maidenly
  • Manly
  • Masterly
  • Matronly
  • Miserly
  • Monthly
  • Motherly
  • Nightly
  • Painterly
  • Poorly
  • Portly
  • Priestly
  • Princely
  • Saintly
  • Scholarly
  • Shapely
  • Silly
  • Sisterly
  • Stately
  • Timely
  • Ugly
  • Ungainly
  • Unruly
  • Unsightly
  • Unseemly
  • Unworldly
  • Vastly
  • 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 ending in -ly into an adverb?

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

  • beautiful becomes beautifully
  • bad become badly


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


You need to use a different structure like in the example below :

  • lovely becomes in a lovely way.

Authors

m7mdnasser

_Julitka_


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