Adverbs

Hi ssvas,

Yes, it is, sometimes. Take "manly" for instance.

Mirapence

That's an interesting one. Any examples?

Dear maj,

"He acted manly in face of adversity." This will do, I guess.
What do you think?

Mirapence

Great! It sounds so masculine.

But I think "manly" is more of an Adjective than an Adverb.
Another example : purposely(purpose+ly) is registered as an Adverb.
But is it grammatically correct to form an Adverb by adding an "ly" to a word.
(Note: most dictionaries seem to recognise this)
I read that only an Adjective can be formed by adding an "ly" to a word.
Any opinion ?

Thanks

If "manly" in "he acted manly in face of adversity." is "more of an adjective than an adverb", this sentence is wrong.

An adjective cannot modify a verb.
Here in this sentence "manly" modifies the verb, "act".

Mostly, "manly" works as an adjective as we find in the example of " a manly attitude" and in many others. At the same time, it is a legitimate adverb in differe

Actually in this sentence, "manly" is arguably not modifying "act", but rather "he", the pronoun. Manly is an adjective as it is used in 99% of cases (according to the dictionary it can be used as an adverb, but it is considered archaic). Typically adverbs end in "ly", but this is a case where an adjective also ends in "ly".

For example if you say "He acted stern…" stern is an adjective o

ssvas, I think you've got it backwards actually. In most cases, words ending in "ly" are adverbs, and you can create an adverb from an adjective simply by adding "ly" almost without fail.

For example:

quick -> quickly
soft -> softly
dangerous -> dangerously
amazing -> amazingly

etc. etc. etc.

ssvasI know that : Noun + "ly" = Adjective

No. Not usually, though some examples exist, e.g., 'friendly'.

ssvasBut is it possible that : Noun + "ly" = Adverb ?

It may be possible, but I can't think of any just now. More often it's an adjective + 'ly' that makes an adverb.

CJ