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5.5 When Adjectives Become Adverbs
Most adjectives become adverbs by adding the suffix -ly.
This -ly suffix is a useful indicator to help you identify adverbs.
Adjectives Adverbs
careless carelessly
bad badly
skillful skillfully
quick quickly
Even though the majority of adverbs are formed by adding -ly
to an adjective, not all adverbs have this suffix. Some examples
of adverbs that cannot be identified as adverbs by looking at
a suffix are seldom, again, soon, almost, fast, and now.
5.6 When Adverbs Modify Other Adverbs
The meaning of an adverb can be made
stronger by adding a second adverb.
In the examples below, the adverbs very and really are used
to modify other adverbs.
Subject Verb Adverb Adverb
Maria swims very well.
well modifies swims
(how the action was done)
very further modifies the adverb well
(not just well, but very well)
Subject Verb Adverb Adverb
Jake writes really terribly.
terribly modifies the verb writes
(how the action was done)
really further modifies the adverb terribly
(not just terribly, but really terribly)
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