Adverb-Study Notes-2
Formation of adverbs:
Rule 1 :
Add ‘ly’
Great + ly = greatly
Beautiful + ly = beautifully
Rule 2:
Adjective ending in ‘le’- drop the ‘e’ and then add ‘y’
Simple –e + y = Simply
Double – e + y = doubly
Rule 3:
Adjective ending in ‘ll’ (double ‘l’) – simply add ‘y’
Dull + y = Dully
Full + y = Fully
Rule 4:
Adjective ending in ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and then add ‘ly.’
Happy – y + i + ly = happily
Lucky – y + i + ly = luckily
Compound adverbs – their meanings and uses:
Adverbs that go together and are joined by conjunctions:
Examples:
Use: One should read good books again and again.
Use: The boy recovered by and by.
Use: The bright light has spread far and near.
Use: This is far and away our best Christmas.
Use: Everyone should go camping now and then.
More compound adverbs:
Use: My uncle has to go to USA off and on.
Use: We had a burger each over and above our lunch.
Use: Cricket is out and out the most popular sport.
Use: Our teacher has read Shakespeare through and through.
Use: The parrot swung to and fro in its cage.
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