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Adverb - Lý Thuyết

The document explains the use of adverbs and their formation from adjectives, highlighting how adverbs describe verbs and provide information on frequency, manner, place, and time. It outlines the rules for forming adverbs by adding -ly to adjectives and notes exceptions where certain -ly ending words are adjectives, not adverbs. Additionally, it mentions the irregular adverb 'well' as the adverb form of 'good'.

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Adverb - Lý Thuyết

The document explains the use of adverbs and their formation from adjectives, highlighting how adverbs describe verbs and provide information on frequency, manner, place, and time. It outlines the rules for forming adverbs by adding -ly to adjectives and notes exceptions where certain -ly ending words are adjectives, not adverbs. Additionally, it mentions the irregular adverb 'well' as the adverb form of 'good'.

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B Grammar

B1 Using adverbs
Adjectives tell us about a noun: Adverbs tell us about a verb:
He’s a careful cyclist. He cycles carefully.
Adverbs say how often, where, how much, how and when:
how often? verb how? where? when?
I often come here on Friday lunchtimes.
She is waiting patiently at her friend’s house.

Adverbs can be one word or a phrase:


I’m getting on my bike now.
I’m outside my office.
! Some verbs are followed by adjectives not adverbs. (See Unit 1 Grammar B1.):

You sound miserable. That’s unfair. I feel happy.

B2 Forming adverbs
Adjective + -ly ! adverb
perfect + -ly ! perfectly
usual + -ly ! usually
Spelling rules: adjective ending adverb
-y noisy y + -ily noisily
-le comfortable e + -y comfortably
-e safe keep -e + -ly safely

! Some words look like adverbs because they end -ly but they are adjectives (e.g. friendly,
likely, lonely, lovely, silly, ugly):
He was a friendly man. He told me a silly story.
We don’t make adverbs from these adjectives. We use a phrase:
He spoke in a friendly way. ➡C1

B3 Irregular adverbs
Well is the adverb for good:
He’s a good boss. He treats us well.
!Well is also an adjective (= not ill):

I had stomach-ache last week but I’m well this week.

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