Bob drives carefully . ("Carefully" modifies the verb "drives.")3. Adverbs are often "adjective + -ly":
Bob drives very carefully. ("Very" modifies the adverb "carefully.")
Bob is quite tall. ("Quite" modifies the adjective "tall.")
patient--patiently4. But not all adverbs end in –ly:
careless--carelessly
expensive--expensively
probable--probably
certain--certainly
happy--happily
honest--honestly
personal--personally
real--really
direct--directly
fair-fairly
serious--seriously
again, ago, all, almost, also, always, any, anyhow, anymore, anyplace, anytime, anyway, anywhere, better, best, enough, far, farther, fast, further, furthest, here, how, inside, just, later, maybe, more, most, much, never, next, now, often, once, outside, quite, rather, slow (also slowly), so, some, somehow, sometime, sometimes, somewhat, still, straight, there, therefore, too, very, well, what, whatever, when, whence, whenever, where, whereby, wherein, wherever, yet.5. Not all words that end in -ly are automatically adverbs:
"friendly," "likely," "lonely," and "lovely" are adjectives.6. "Fast," "slow," "quick," "early," and "straight" are examples of other words that can be adjectives AND adverbs, BUT have the same meaning:
"Early" can be an adjective OR an adverb.
Sara walks fast. (adverb) = Sara is a fast walker. (adjective).7. Most adverbs, like adjectives, can be compared using "more" and "most": sharply--more sharply--most sharply. One- syllable adverbs are compared using "-er" and "-est": straight--straighter--straightest.
The early bus (adjective) = the bus that arrives early (adverb).
Some adverbs are irregular:
well--better--best,
badly (ill)--worse--worst,
much--more--most,
little--less--least,
far--farther (further)--farthest (furthest).