![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/speakseng.jpg)
She speaks English well.
Adverbs
Adverbs usually tell us how something happens:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/beautifully.jpg)
She writes beautifully.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/carefully.jpg)
Please drive carefully.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/heavily.jpg)
It's raining heavily today.
Compare the sentences with adjectives and the sentences with adverbs:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/soccer.jpg)
He is bad at soccer.
He plays soccer badly.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/turtle2.jpg)
A turtle is very slow.
A turtle walks slowly.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-2/homework.jpg)
Her homework is always perfect.
She always does her homework perfectly.
Making Adverbs
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