Curso TOEFL TEST :: Evaluation # 2

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
PART A: STRUCTURE

LESSON # 61

Adverbs of manner

S = Subject; VS = Verb (Senses); AM = Adverb of Manner

        S             VS             AM

The class    listened    attentively    to the lecture

Remember that adverbs of manner describe the manner in which the verb acts.

Adverbs of manner usually end in -ly.

Avoid using an adjective instead of an adverb of manner.

Avoid using an adverb of manner between the two words of an infinitive.

EXAMPLE:

Incorrect:

After only six months in the United States, Dr. Luis Valladares understood everyone perfect.

Correct:

After only six months in the United States, Dr. Luis Valladares understood everyone perfectly.

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