Adverbials Of Manner

Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives by adding –ly:


but sometimes there are changes in spelling:


The adverb formed from good is well:
You speak English very well.

Adverbs of manner normally come after the verb:
He spoke angrily.

Or after the object:
He opened the door quietly.

If an adjective already ends in -ly, we use the phrase in a …. way to express manner:

silly:
He behaved in a silly way.

friendly:
She spoke in a friendly way.

A few adverbs of manner have the same form as the adjective:

They all worked hard.
She usually arrives late/early.
I hate driving fast.

hardly and lately have different meanings from hard and late:

He could hardly walk.
It was difficult for him to walk.

I haven't seen John lately.
I haven't seen John recently.

We often use phrases with like as adverbials of manner:

She slept like a baby.
He ran like a rabbit.

We very often use adverbials with like after link verbs:

Her hands felt like ice.
It smells like fresh bread.

We do not use adverbs of manner after link verbs. We use adjectives instead:

They looked happy. ✔
happily ✖

That bread smells delicious. ✔
deliciously ✖