ADVERBS – unit 2
LESSICO INGLESE – Unit 4
14 Agosto 2012VERBI GRECI – lessico fondamentale
15 Agosto 2012ADVERBS
HOW FORM ADVERBS
Regular adverbs
– add – LY to an adjective
– example: quick » quickly
– for adjectives ending in -LL add only -Y
– example: full » fully
Exceptions
– -LE become -LY
– Example: gentle » gently
– -Y becomes -ILY
– Example: easy » easily
– -IC becomes -ICALLY
– Example: tragic » tragically
– -UE becomes -ULY
– Example: true » truly
Irregular adverbs
– fast
– hard
– late
– well
Adverbs with different mean
– hardly = quasi, appena
– lately = recentemente
