ADVERBS OF MANNER

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed either after
the main verb or after the object.
An adverb of manner cannot be put between a verb and its direct object. The adverb must
be placed either before the verb or at the end of the clause.
If there is a preposition before the verb's object, you can place the adverb of manner either
before the preposition or after the object.
Adverbs of manner should always come immediately after verbs which have no object
(intransitive verbs).
These common adverbs of manner are almost always placed directly after the verb: well,
badly, hard, & fast
The position of the adverb is important when there is more than one verb in a sentence. If
the adverb is placed before or after the main verb, it modifies only that verb. If the adverb
is placed after a clause, then it modifies the whole action described by the clause. Notice
the difference in meaning between the following sentences.
Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis.
Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our
attention and make us curious.
Often these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective.
Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully.
Adjectives ending -y change to -ily ; lucky-luckily
Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly ; responsible-responsibly

accidentally
angrily
anxiously
awkwardly
badly
beautifully
blindly
boldly
bravely
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
closely

correctly
courageously
cruelly
daringly
deliberately
doubtfully
eagerly
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
eventually
exactly
faithfully
fast
fatally
fiercely

fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frankly
frantically
generously
gently
gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hard
hastily
healthily
honestly
hungrily
hurriedly
inadequately

ingeniously
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
loosely
loudly
madly
mortally
mysteriously
neatly
nervously
noisily
obediently
openly

painfully
patiently
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly
reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully

roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
selfishly
sensibly
seriously
sharply

shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
so
softly
solemnly

speedily
stealthily
sternly
straight
stupidly
successfully
suddenly
suspiciously

swiftly
tenderly
tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
truthfully
unexpectedly
victoriously

violently
vivaciously
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wildly
wisely