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Adverbs

Adverbs. In German adjectives and adverbs have the same form. In English we use different forms. Function. We use adverbs to:. describe verbs describe other adverbs describe adjectives describe complete sentences. It's terribly cold. This steak is badly cooked. He is unusually fast.

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Adverbs

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  1. Adverbs In German adjectives and adverbs have the same form. In English we use different forms.

  2. Function We use adverbs to: • describe verbs • describe other adverbs • describe adjectives • describe complete sentences

  3. It's terribly cold. This steak is badly cooked. He is unusually fast. He madly loves her. Luckily, he didn‘t fall. They beat them terribly easily adjective adjective adjective adjective verb sentence adverb Practice Page

  4. Exceptions good -ly words (friendly, ugly, silly, lovely) fast, long, low, daily, monthly, weekly hard • well • in a ............ way • adjective = adverb • hard / hardly

  5. Practice Page quickly easily fairly well dangerous stupid terrible terribly cleverly badly Janet talks so that nobody can understand her Dave plays tennis Susan is , and They built this house His arm was aching Quick; easy; fair; good; dangerous; stupid; terrible; clever

  6. Comparison • more, most => all adverbs ending in –ly • -er; -est => all adverbs with one syllable • well – better – best • badly – worse - worst

  7. Word order • manner – place – time • They practised hard in the gym before the game • Never put adverbs between verb and object! • Sie spricht gut Englisch / She speaks E. well.

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