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| normally you`ll get adverb by adding -ly at the end of the adjective.
| slow - slowly
| beautiful - beautifully When adjective finishes with -ly
| than we can:
| A. use other adverbs which have a simillar meaning to ours B.you must know the whole phrase A. lonely - on my own
| B. friendly - in a friendly way sometimes there is no difference between adjectives and adverbs
| nothing
| some of them:
| far, fast, low Sometimes adjectives can be transformed into adverbs but
the meaning is changed too
| It is very high. (it is very far to the ground from here) He talk to her highly. (He was talking to her with big respect ) | |||
| the word most standing before adverb means the same as very | ||
| comparative | with one syllabes word you add -er
with others you put more before the word | |
| superlative | with one syllabes word you add -est
with others you stand most before the word | |
| examples | high - higher - highest
slowly - more slowly - most slowly | |
| typical constructions | positive | I will run as far as I can.
I am not so good in English as you are. |
| comparative | I was more slowly than you were. | |
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