Adverbos For Manner

Adverbs for Manner – Placement
|MODIFYING A VERB |MODIFYING AN ADJECTIVE|MODIFYING A CLAUSE |
|An adverb for manner is usually placed after the verb.  It tells us how |An adverb for manner is placed before anadjective.  It modifies the quality or |A manner adverb placed before a clause expresses the attitude of the speaker on |
|the action or activity was performed.|character of the adjective. |content of the clause. |
|        He moved silently.|He was purposefully silent.  |[pic]Quietly, he turned the dial on the safe. |
|He listened closely. |He was sadly mistaken. |Silently, the police surroundedthe bank.  |
|He spoke softly. |He was regretfully wrong. |Illegally, he broke into the safe and took the money.  |
|He worked quickly. |He is extraordinarily goodat safe-cracking. |Fortunately, he was acting the scene for a movie. |
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