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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. | ||
As many '''adverbs''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs. | |||
==Adjectives ending in -ly== | ==Adjectives ending in -ly== | ||
Here is a '''list of common adjectives ending in -ly''': | |||
Here is a list of common adjectives ending in -ly | |||
*Beastly | *Beastly | ||
*Costly | *Costly | ||
*Cowardly | *Cowardly | ||
*Crassly | |||
*Daily (Can also be an adverb) | *Daily (Can also be an adverb) | ||
*Deadly | *Deadly | ||
*Early | *Early | ||
*Elderly | *Elderly | ||
*Enormously | |||
*Fatherly | *Fatherly | ||
*Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb) | *Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb) | ||
*Friendly | *Friendly | ||
*Gangly | |||
*Gentlemanly | *Gentlemanly | ||
*Ghastly | *Ghastly | ||
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*Godly | *Godly | ||
*Goodly | *Goodly | ||
*Greatly | |||
*Heavenly | |||
*Holy | *Holy | ||
*Homely | *Homely | ||
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*Lonely | *Lonely | ||
*Lovely | *Lovely | ||
*Maidenly | *Maidenly | ||
*Manly | *Manly | ||
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*Nightly | *Nightly | ||
*Painterly | *Painterly | ||
*Poorly | *Poorly | ||
*Portly | |||
*Priestly | *Priestly | ||
*Princely | *Princely | ||
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*Silly | *Silly | ||
*Sisterly | *Sisterly | ||
*Stately | |||
*Timely | *Timely | ||
*Ugly | *Ugly | ||
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*Unseemly | *Unseemly | ||
*Unworldly | *Unworldly | ||
*Vastly | |||
*Weekly | *Weekly | ||
*Womanly | *Womanly | ||
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==What is an adjective?== | ==What is an adjective?== | ||
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. Adjectives may come before the word they change. | An adjective is a word that '''modifies a noun'''. Adjectives may come '''before''' the word they change. | ||
*Example: "It is a cute dog." | *Example: "It is a cute dog." | ||
Adjectives may also follow the word they modify: | Adjectives may also '''follow''' the word they modify: | ||
*Example: "That cat looks nice." | *Example: "That cat looks nice." | ||
==What is an adverb?== | ==What is an adverb?== | ||
An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. | An adverb is a word that '''modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.''' | ||
Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what | 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) | *Examples: "He walks slowly" (tells how) | ||
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*'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully''' | *'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully''' | ||
*'''bad''' become '''badly''' | *'''bad''' become '''badly''' | ||
However, adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly. | 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 : | You need to use '''a different structure''' like in the example below : | ||
*'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''. | *'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 22 December 2019
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.
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