LEARN THIS! Adverbs and adverbial phrases 1 Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective: early, fast, weekly, monthly, yearly, etc. A weekly bus pass is cheaper. I buy my bus pass weekly. 2 Other adjectives ending -ly do not have an adverbial form: friendly, lively, cowardly, motherly, lovely, etc. Instead we put the adjective in an adverbial phrase: She smiled at me in a friendly way. 3 Some adverbs have two forms: one with -ly and one without: close / closely, deep / deeply, late / lately, pretty / prettily, etc. The meanings are sometimes very similar: Let’s stay close together. The policeman watched them closely. But they can also be unrelated: The train arrived late. Have you been abroad lately? |