PROBLEMS WITH

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

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Often adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives. Examples below show adverbs that are formed by adding –ly to adjectives.

ADJECTIVE

Recent →

Public →

Evident →

ADVERB

Recently

Publicly

Evidently

Many adverbs in English do not end in –ly. They can be recognized from their meanings.

Describing when something happens

often, soon, later

Describing how something happens

fast, hard, well

Describing where something happens

here, there, nowhere

USE BASIC ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS CORRECTLY

!!! Sometimes in the Written Expression section of the TOEFL, adjectives are used in place of adverbs, or adverbs are used in

place of adjectives.

!!! Adjectives and adverbs have very different uses.

ADJECTIVESTO DESCRIBE (PRO)NOUNS

She is a beautiful woman

Adj. N.

She is beautiful

Pro. Adj.

ADVERBS TO DESCRIBE VERB, ADJECTIVE, OTHER ADVERBS

She sings beautifully

Verb Adv.

She is a beautifully dressed woman

Adv. Adj. N.

She is a truly beautifully dressed woman Adv. Adv. Adj. N.

INCORRECT SENTENCES ASON THE TOEFL TEST

They were seated at a largely table

The child talked quick to her mother

We read an extreme long story