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Adverbs are words that give more information about verbs or adjectives:
He walked slowly down the stairs. (how did he walk down the stairs?)
There are two irregular adverbs of manner, that look more like adjectives than
adverbs. They are adjectives and also adverbs: fast, hard. To find out
whether they are adjectives or adverbs, look at the context (the words on either
side of them):
The wall was hard: (adjective, describing a noun)
Here is a list of adverbs of manner that you should learn at pre-intermediate level:
Kindly: The old man kindly gave me all his money before he died.
Quickly: She quickly learnt/learnt quickly that she had to say one thing
and do the other to succeed.
Quietly: He quietly went/went quietly into his room* and sat down.
Sadly: I sadly opened the windows* and breathed in the cold air.
Slowly: Karl slowly pulled out his gun* and shot the snake.
In sentences marked with a *, the adverb can also go where the star is.
The following adverbs can go after the subject and after, not before, the main verb
in a sentence:
Deeply: I thought deeply about this problem and tried to come up with a
solution.
Hard: She worked hard during the week and played sport all weekend.
Well: You have worked well, so you deserve to pass the exam.