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Maj Posted 23 years ago
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words adjectives that end in ly

Some adjectives ending in ly are used as adverbs like this:

-lovely. She is lovely. (adjective)
-in a lovely way. She behaves in a lovely way.(adverb)

Can you think of anymore adjectives that follow this pattern when adverbs? Please use them in a sentence.
  

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It's not an adverb in the second sentence; it's merely an adjective used in an adverbial phrase. Sorry to disappoint you.

— Kitkattail

  • It's not an adverb in the second sentence; it's merely an adjective used in an adverbial phrase.
  • Sorry to disappoint you.
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It's not an adverb in the second sentence; it's merely an adjective used in an adverbial phrase. Sorry to disappoint you. Emotion: sad
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friendly:

She is a friendly person.
She smiled at me in a friendly way.
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Again, it's an adjective in both sentences.
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" In a friendly way" an adjective since when?
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"In a friendly way" is an adverbial phrase; "friendly" is still an adjective modifying "way."
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You are right it is an adverbial phrase.
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OK, here are some:

She laughed loudly.
I finished quickly.
We ate slowly.
I sat quietly.
Etc....
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hmm, they are not adjectives, Alexanndra. They are adverbs.Emotion: smile
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My husband and I were just having this discussion (he's Swedish and I'm American) and we came up with 2 more. He was constantly saying things like "That was very coward.". I finally brought it up to him tonight that I thought that was wrong. He assumed that it was right because it followed the rules of grammar and that the -ly is only given to adverbs. So, here they are:

cowardly
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Hi Sandykins, welcome to the forums.
To add to the list: deadly, likely, lively, lonely, sillyEmotion: smile
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