Adverbs
Příslovce
- The bus moved slowly.
- The bears ate greedily.
Někdy doplňují informace o přídavných jménech (adjectives):
- You look absolutely fabulous!
Také mohou modifikovat jiná příslovce (adverbs):
- She played the violin extremely well.
- You're speaking too quietly.
Ve většině případlů se příslovce tvoří z přídavných jmen přidáním koncovky '-ly:
Adjective Adverb
cheap cheaply
quick quickly
slow slowly
- Time goes quickly.
- He walked slowly to the door.
- She certainly had an interesting life.
- He carefully picked up the sleeping child.
Některá příslovce mají stejný tvar jako přídavné jméno:
early late
fast near
hard straight
high wrong
- It is a fast car.
- He drives very fast.
- This is a hard exercise.
- He works hard.
- We saw many high buildings.
- The bird flew high in the sky.
'Well' a 'good'
'Well' je příslovce, které odpovídá přídavnému jménu 'good'.
- He is a good student.
- He studies well.
- She is a good pianist.
- She plays the piano well.
- They are good swimmers.
- They swim well.