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Slowly, quickly, magically, beautifully, gracefully, charmingly, are all adverbs.
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Sadly, adverbs are no longer commonly used in everyday speech and perhaps even in writing; they are increasingly being replaced by adjectives. See the examples for clarification.
Remember that adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns. Incorrect usage with adjectives:
Incorrect: I did good on that competition today. Incorrect: I did bad on that test. Incorrect: My computer can download files fast! Incorrect: My computer works perfect. Correct usage with adverbs: Correct: I did well on that competition today. Correct: I did badly on that test. Correct: My computer can download files quickly! Correct: My computer works perfectly. |
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