ADVERBS

Adverb quotes.

* I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.
* The future belongs to the one most fully alive in the present.'
* There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

1. HOWEVER
 
- how, under these circumstances
 
However did you find us? pero cómo  nos ...
 
- by whatever means
 
You can do it however you want to. Just do it! (¡Sólo hazlo!)
 
- (to whatever degree) : Sin importar, da igual, independientemente ...)
 
We can accept no mistakes, however small.

4. despite this

It was very expensive travelling to visit my family; however, it was completely worth it.

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1. Special compound words

Adv: Absolutely, Completely; thoroughly

• I'm not just upset—I'm downright angry. (completely or thoroughly)
• The roads are getting downright dangerous with the heavy snow.
• He was downright rude.

Adj: frank or straightforward, absolute, thorough, absolute; blunt:

• A downright speech, an absolute/complete lie, a downright lie, an absolute denial. (adj. thorough, utter: total, absoluto)
• The roads are getting downright dangerous with the heavy snow (really, extremely)

2. Adverbs ending in a consonant +e keep the e:

definite → definitely, fortunate → fortunately, extreme → extremely, absolute → absolutely

• I am extremely grateful to you.
• We were absolutely exhausted at the end of it all.

3. Adverbs ending in -ward(s) or -wise

There is a small group of adverbs which end in -ward(s) or -wise. The -ward(s) words can end in either -ward or -wards (inward, inwards).

1. -wards: inwards, eastwards, upwards, downwards
2. -wise: clockwise, lengthwise, likewise

•  The doctor asked her to move her head upwards but she couldn’t. 
• Turn the handle clockwise to start it.
• He’s the one that they all love. Whatever he does, they do likewise. (They do the same thing.)

4. Adverbs with the same form as adjectives

Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives. The most common are: fast (not fastly), left, hard, outside, right, straight, late, well, and time words such as daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

• I get a monthly pay cheque. vs My company pays me monthly.
• She drives a fast car vs They can swim quite fast now actually.

5. Adverbs not related to adjectives

Some adverbs (e.g. just, quite, so, soon, too, very) are not directly related to adjectives:

This is just what I am looking for. (just = exactly)

These cups are not quite the same. (not quite = not exactly)

Why is this road so narrow?

I look forward to seeing you soon.

That’s too expensive.

That’s a very strange story. 

6. Adjectives ending in -ly

Some adjectives end in -ly, e.g. lively, lonely, ugly. We don’t form adverbs from these adjectives because they are not easy to pronounce. We usually reword what we want to say instead.

• Don’t act in a silly way. Not: Don’t act sillily.
• She said it in a friendly way. Not: She said it friendlily.

7. Gradable adverbs

Most adverbs, like most adjectives, are gradable (they can express different degrees of qualities, properties, states, conditions and relations). We can modify adverbs using other types of adverbs and comparative forms to make longer adverb phrases. The words moderately, slightly, and barely are degree adverbs.

• He plays the piano amazingly vs He plays the piano really amazingly. (really is a degree adverb)
• She played golf skilfully this time. vs  She played golf more skilfully this time. (more is a degree adverb); more skilfully is a comparative form.

2. Various Adverbial forms

Adv.

1.

out of - motivated by; "idleness is the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work" 

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Winston Churchill. * You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself. * He has made a profession out of a business and an art out of a profession.

Out of sight, out of mind. * The absent are always in the wrong. * Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control.

The "out of" in "just out of curiosity" is nothing like the "out of" in "out of gas".

Instead, that "out of" means "stemming from" or "originating from" – it means the speaker is curious, and that curiosity is prompting the person to ask a question:

I was reading some other forum and came across the debate on 'curious' word. All of below mentioned sentences mean the same thing.

Just for curiosity´s sake, ....... Just for the sake of curiosity, ...

Just out of curiosity, ....

Just out of curiosity, how long have you two been dating?

If the person really isn't curious, but is asking the question anyway, that would start with something like:

Not that I really care, but, how long have you two been dating?

Adverbs of Manner List

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.

She spoke softly.

James coughed loudly to attract her attention.

He plays the flute beautifully. (after the direct object)

He ate the chocolate cake greedily. (after the direct object)

This is an alphabetical list of common single-word manner adverbs.

Adverbs of manner mainly modify verbs and tell us the way in which something happens.

They form the largest group of adverbs. We make most of them simply by adding -ly to their corresponding adjective. This is an alphabetical list of 130 common single-word adverbs of manner. Adverbs of manner that do not end in -ly are shown in bold.

Readily: easily: The information is readily available. * This book would lend itself readily to a film adaptation 2. reacting quickly, promptly and willingly: Michelle readily agreed to help. * He readily agreed to help us.

accidentally

angrily

anxiously

awkwardly

badly

beautifully

blindly

boldly

bravely

brightly

busily

calmly

carefully

carelessly

cautiously

cheerfully

clearly

closely

correctly

courageously

cruelly

daringly

deliberately

doubtfully

eagerly

easily

elegantly

enormously

enthusiastically

equally

eventually

exactly

faithfully

fast

fatally

fiercely

fondly

foolishly

fortunately

frankly

frantically

generously

gently

gladly

gracefully

greedily

happily

hard

hastily

healthily

honestly

hungrily

hurriedly

inadequately

ingeniously

innocently

inquisitively

irritably

joyously

just(ly)

kindly

lazily

loosely

loudly

madly

mortally

mysteriously

neatly

nervously

noisily

obediently

openly

painfully

patiently

perfectly

politely

poorly

powerfully

promptly

punctually

quickly

quietly

rapidly

rarely

really

recklessly

regularly

reluctantly

repeatedly

rightfully

roughly

rudely

sadly

safely

selfishly

sensibly

seriously

sharply

shyly

silently

sleepily

slowly

smoothly

so

softly

solemnly

speedily

stealthily

sternly

straight

stupidly

successfully

suddenly

suspiciously

swiftly

tenderly

tensely

thoughtfully

tightly

truthfully

unexpectedly

victoriously

violently

vivaciously

warmly

weakly

wearily

well

wildly

wisely

DEGREE ADVERBS

She was considerably upset by the news ((to a great extent)

The words moderately, slightly, and barely are degree adverbs.

Drink moderately, for drunkeness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise.

Miguel de Cervantes. *  I work out sort of moderately. * Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.

It is always better to be slightly underdressed. Coco Chanel * Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it's too assertive (firme, energico) to the naked eye. (a simple vista) * I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself. * And I'm slightly in love with Scarlett Johansson: she's just stunning. And she's bright, which is incredibly sexy. * All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. * To the dumb question, 'Why me?' the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply, 'Why not?' * I barely ever watch TV, but when I do, I usually only watch MTV shows, like 'The Real World Sydney.' * I never went to college - I barely got out of high school. * I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy. Charles Baudelaire

INTRODUCTORY ADVERBS

Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artista.

Amazingly when you add life and consciousness to the equation you can actually explain some of the biggest puzzles of science.

Historically, Alaska is a place that has attracted those fed up with conventionality. Historically, there was never any conflict between the two communities.

Luckily, I had a backup copy of the data on a disk.

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country. * Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past.

Surprisingly, I think if you're known on the Internet, you're probably an introvert. * The buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal. * I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes.

Not surprisingly, the chief way self-published authors get the word out about their books is through the Internet.

Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela had and still has many detractors. * Unsurprisingly, climate change was high on the humanitarian agenda during 2007.(ocupado un lugar destacado)

                                 

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MODIFYING ADJECTIVES.

I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing Jobs.

These are unbelievably expensive shoes.

I am fully aware of the critical moments we face as a country.

I've been very lucky to work with a lot of amazingly supportive directors.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

I'm pathologically incapable of making decisions. Just ask my wife how long it took me to propose.

Don't take things too seriously, and just chill (out). (to calm down, relax) * If you can make me laugh, my heart is yours! I think there's nothing more attractive than someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. * Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. * I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet.

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously. (in the end, eventually: ultimately, they agreed)

One of the fundamental questions of today's world is undoubtedly the question of equitable globalisation.

excessively particular; difficult to please; fussy:a finicky eater.

NAY (NO)

Nay, I do not wish to go * I was angry—nay, furious—at the way they were treating that poor dog.

Literary usage

Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis.

Examples

• He gently woke the sleeping woman.
• She angrily slammed the door.

Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our attention and make us curious.

Examples

• Slowly she picked up the knife.
• Roughly he grabbed her arm.