Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives by adding –ly:
bad > badly; quiet > quietly; sudden > suddenly
but there are sometimes changes in spelling:
easy > easily; gentle > gently
If an adjective 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. I hate driving fast.
Note: hardly and lately have different meanings:
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.
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