1. Adverbs

2. Definition
Adverb: a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Example:
She drives carefully.
She’s a very good driver.
She drives really well.

3. Place of adverbs
An adverb usually goes right after the verb it describes.
Examples: The apartment rented quickly.
verb + adverb
An adverb usually goes right before the adjective or adverb it describes.
Examples: It’s an extremely interesting book.
adverb + adjective
They ran very fast.
adverb + adverb

4. She decorated X beautifully the house.
Kinds of adverbs
Adverbs of manner
Use adverbs of manner to describe or give information about action verbs. These adverbs often answer “How?” questions.
Examples:
A: How did they decorate the apartment?
B: They decorated it beautifully!
BE CAREFUL! Do not put an adverbs of manner between the verb and the object.
Example: She decorated the house beautifully.
verb object adverb
NOT
She decorated X beautifully the house. X

5. Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner are often formed by adding –ly to adjectives: adjective + -ly = adverb
Example: We need a quick decision.
adjective
You should decide quickly.
adverb
>>BE CAREFUL! Some adjectives also end in –ly, for example: friendly, lonely, lovely, and silly.
Example: It’s a lovely apartment.
Some adverbs of manner have two forms: one with –ly and one without –ly. The form without –ly is the same as the adjective.
Examples: slowly OR slow quickly OR quick
loudly OR loud  Don’t speak so loudly. OR Don’t speak so loud.
clearly OR clear
USAGE NOTE: The form without –ly is common in informal speech.

6. Some exceptions
Some common adverbs of manner are not formed by adding –ly to adjectives:
A. The adverb form of good is well.
He’s a good driver. He drives well.
adjective adverb
B. A few adjectives and adverbs have the same form, for example: early, fast, hard, late, and wrong.
She is a hard worker. She works hard.
adjective adverb
The visitor was late He woke up late.

7. ATTENTION BE CAREFUL! Hardly is not the adverb form of hard.
Hardly means “almost not”
>There’s hardly enough room for a bed.
(There’s almost not enough room for a bed.)
Lately is not the adverb form of late.
Lately means “recently.”
> We haven’t seen any nice houses lately. We’re
getting discouraged.

8. Adverbs of frequency
Use adverbs of frequency to say how often something happens.
Example: She usually rents to students.
Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb. They usually go after a form of be.
Examples: They always share a house with friends.
My neighbors are always home on Sunday.