Many adjectives can become adverbs by adding the suffix -LY. For adjectives ending in LL, only a Y may be added.
Examples:
He felt helpless. He looked on helplessly.
The forecast was accurate. It had been accurately prepared.
The table was solid. It had been solidly built.
The table was full. The table was fully occupied.
His mind felt dull. He was only dully aware of his surroundings.
The adverb form of "decide" is "decisively." Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how an action is performed. In this case, "decisively" describes how a decision is made or carried out with a firm or determined manner.
The superlative is most gracefully.Almost all adverbs that are not also adjectives (e.g. fast, high), and all that end in -LY, form the comparative and superlative using the words "more" and "most."
No. Adverbs are words that describe a verb. Were is a past tense verb, a form of "to be."
The adverb form of "gave" is "generously," which describes the manner in which something is given. Other adverbs that can modify "gave" include "freely" and "willingly," depending on the context. Adverbs provide additional information about how the action of giving is performed.
Move is not an adverb. It is a noun or a verb. Adverbs based on the verb form moving include movingly, and unmovingly. Adverbs based on the adjective movable include movably and immovably.
Yes, suffixes can change adjectives to adverbs by modifying the word to describe how something is done, such as adding "ly" to the adjective "quick" to form the adverb "quickly."
The adjective is awkward.Many adjectives can form adverbs by adding the suffix -LY.
No. Thoughtfully is an adverb. The adjective form is thoughtful.
No, it is NOT.The word not is an adverb used to create a negative form for adjectives and adverbs.
Comparative
Adjectives and adverbs have comparative and superlative forms.
The adverb form of "explain" is "explicitly." Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is done. In this case, "explicitly" describes how something is being explained in a clear and detailed manner.
No. The word "am" is a form of the verb "to be" (I am). Other forms are: "is", "are", "was", "were" Adverbs describe/modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. They are usually formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective form (e.g., quietly, greatly) to describe the manner in which something is done. They also describe place and time (e.g., always, here), answering the questions How, When, or Where. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
The suffix "-y" is used to form adjectives, while "-ly" is used to form adverbs. The suffix "-ily" is a combination of "-i" and "-ly" and is also used to form adverbs.
"Send" is a verb and does not have a superlative form, which is a form of adverbs and adjectives (e.g. good-best or long-longest).
"Angrily" is an adverb. Adverbs are derived from adjectives. The adjective is "angry".The noun is "anger".
The common suffix found on many adverbs is "-ly." This suffix is added to adjectives to form adverbs that describe how an action is done.