Adverbs of manner

What are Adverbs of manner?

Adverbs of manner help us to understand how somebody does something.

Position:

They usually go after the word or phrase:

• – The fire-brigade arrived immediately.
  – He always eats healthily
• – I speak Catalan well.
• – Who can spell this word correctly?

In passive verbs they go in the mid-position (after the auxiliary and before the main verb):

• – The footballer was seriously hurt.
  – The car was badly damaged.
  – The painting had been immaculately restored.

Introduction to use of Adverbs

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of time

Adverbs of degree

Exercise to practise word order with adverbs