Well, it can be you are going slow, or you are going very slowly.
slow is an adjective, modifying a noun, while slowly is an adverb, modifying a verb. EX: The car is slow. vs. The car is moving slowly.
The -ly suffix is used on adjectives to turn them into adverbs The man is slow (slow is an adjective because it modifies the noun (the man)) He walks slowly (slowly is an adverb because it modifies the verb (walks)) What is the man? The man is slow How does he walk? He walks slowly
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there are 2 syllables in the word slowly.---> slow-ly
'Slowly' is an adverb, or a word that describes a verb. In the sentence, "A snail traveled slowly across the aquarium glass," the verb being described is 'traveled' and slowly describes how the snail traveled.Adverb
"He ate slowly" is correct. Adverbs such as "slowly" are used to describe verbs that show how the action is performed, such as eating in this case.
The word 'slow' is an adjective (slow, slower, slowest) and a verb (slow, slows, slowing, slowed).The word 'slowly' is the adverb form of the adjective 'slow', used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.The word 'so' is an adverb and a conjunction. In the terms, 'so slow' or 'so slowly', the word 'so' is functioning as an adverb.Which is correct ('so slow' or 'so slowly') depends on what the term is modifying; for example:The mail delivery here is so slow. (the adjective 'slow' is the predicate nominative, describing the subject noun 'delivery'; the adverb 'so' is modifying the adjective)The cat crept so slowly that the bug never saw him. (the adverb 'so' is modifying the adverb 'slowly', which in turn is modifying the verb 'crept')
It can be, to mean slowly. "Go slow around the curves."
slow is an adjective, modifying a noun, while slowly is an adverb, modifying a verb. EX: The car is slow. vs. The car is moving slowly.
The complete expression is "slow as molasses in January going uphill without paddles". This means that something is moving or going very, very slowly, or is taking way too much time.
Slow and slowly is an adverb. I was slow. I walked slowly.
The word slowly is an adverb, and so is "slow" when used to mean done in a slow fashion. As an adjective, slow applies to something slow-moving; so modifying an action verb uses slow with an -LY sufffix. Examples: Go slow = Go slowly (proceed in a slow manner) A slow turtle = it moves slowly
The root word of "slowly" is "slow."
Add -ly onto the end to form the adverb "slowly."Or you could leave it alone. Slow can be used as an adverb in some cases, to mean slowly.(Walk slow around the elephants, as opposed to walk slowly, which could mean something else.)
do it very slowly
The -ly suffix is used on adjectives to turn them into adverbs The man is slow (slow is an adjective because it modifies the noun (the man)) He walks slowly (slowly is an adverb because it modifies the verb (walks)) What is the man? The man is slow How does he walk? He walks slowly
For me,Slowly is a term used to prove how the subject did something.(adverb)Example: She walked slowly.Slow is a term used as adjective.Example: She is a slow girl. :)I am not really good at giving answers like this, but i hope it helped. :)________________________________________Slow is an adjective, slowly is an adverb.Adjectives describe what something is like, e.g. blue, big, slow.Adverbs describe how something was done, e.g. he landed gracefully, he walked slowly.________________________________________Adjectives (slow) modify a noun; "A snail(noun) is slow", "She(noun) is slow at eating", "He(noun) is slow at dressing for school"Adverbs (slowly) modify a verb; "A snail travels(verb) slowly", "She ate(verb) slowly", "He slowly(verb) dresses for school"