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Notaguru Posted 18 years ago
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carefully not careful - beautifully not beautiful

0 Good evening, I'm wondering the rule, or explination as to why we use/why these adjectives are correct:02br
00She drives 01u00more carefully than02u00 him.01b00 not02b00 more careful than 02br
00She plays thwe piano 01u00as beautifully as02u00 she sings. 01b00not02b00 as beautiful as 02br
00 TIA!! 0-
  

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0"Careful" is an adjective, which means that it modifies a noun. 02br 02br 00"Carefully" is an adverb, which means that it modifies a verb (or, in other contexts, an adjective). For example, in "She drives carefully", the word "carefully" modifies the verb "drives" -- it tells us how she drives.

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  • 0"Careful" is an adjective, which means that it modifies a noun.
  • 02br 02br 00"Carefully" is an adverb, which means that it modifies a verb (or, in other contexts, an adjective).
  • For example, in "She drives carefully", the word "carefully" modifies the verb "drives" -- it tells us how she drives.
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0"Careful" is an adjective, which means that it modifies a noun. For example, in "She is a careful driver", the word "careful" modifies the noun "driver" -- it tells us what sort of driver she is.02br
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00"Carefully" is an adverb, which means that it modifies a verb (or, in other contexts, an adjective). For example, in "She drives carefully", the word "carefully" modifies
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01cite10Mr Wordy12cite10"Carefully" is an adverb, which means that it modifies a verb (or, in other contexts, an adjective).12blockquote
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tell me the sentences of carefully or more carefully

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