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"An 'adverb of manner' explain how an action is carried out and expresses manner & state."
Adverbs of manner helps to make sentences more interesting by adding more detail to the situation.
Adverb of manner and state includes all the adverbs which are derived from adjectives and end in –ly. (The test question is How / In what manner?).
» The test question 'How / In what manner?' : • He talks like his boss. (Question : In what manner does he talk?) • Priya talked sweetly. (Question : How did she talk?)
» The test question 'How / In what manner?' :
• He talks like his boss. (Question : In what manner does he talk?)
• Priya talked sweetly. (Question : How did she talk?)
Very often adverbs of manner are adjectives with -ly added to the end, but this is certainly not always the case. In fact, some adverbs of manner will have the same spelling as the adjective form. Like : fast, hard, so, straight and well.
• Position of Adverbs of Manner (Where to put them in sentence):
1. At the beginning of the sentence,
2. In the middle of the sentence,
3. At the end of the sentence.
• We make most of them simply by adding -ly to their corresponding adjective. • Here is an alphabetical list of common single-word adverbs of manner.
