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Adverbs of Manner

Some adverbs tell us how an action is or should be performed. Often these adverbs are formed by adding  -ly  to the end of an adjective. Adjectives ending  -l  add  -ly  ; careful-carefully. Adjectives ending  -y  change to  -ily  ; lucky-luckily Adjectives ending  -ble  change to  -bly  ; responsible-responsibly adjective adverb anxious anxiously bad badly beautiful beautifully capable capably lucky luckily quick quickly weak weakly For example: The little girl ran  quickly .  In this sentence  quickly  modifies the verb  ran (to run) . Adverbs of Place Adverbs of place indicate where something happens. These include; abroad, anywhere, here, outside, somewhere, there, underground, upstairs etc. For example: My passport is  here  in my bag. Place Example Upstairs The children were playing upstairs. In London The people demonstrated in London. Outside The children were playing outside...