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Adverbs

O que são e pra que servem?


 São palavras que qualificam um verbo, um adjetivo ou um
advérbio.
 São utilizados para dizer de que maneira algo é feito ou como
ele acontece.

 Bruno Mars sings beautifully.


 That movie was really boring.
 He speaks English very well.
Como são?
 Podem ser derivados ou ter a mesma forma de adjetivos.

Adjectives Adverbs
A late student has just arrived I get up late on Sundays
That is a very fast train. It goes very fast.
He is a hard worker. He works hard.
He has gone to the Far East. We didn’t walk very far.
It is a straight road. It runs straight for miles.
There is a right way to do it. Do it right.
That is a very high building. The birds are flying high.
She is a pretty girl. That is a pretty good picture.
My shoes are too tight. Hold tight.
I’m afraid he is not well. (healthy) He can sing well.
The teacher cut him short in the middle of
This is the short way home.
the presentation. (interrupt)
Como são?
 Principalmente os de modo, frequência e intensidade, são
derivados de adjetivos com o acréscimo do sufixo –ly:

 She drives slowly


 They behave badly
Só adicionar –LY?
Não só, mas também....
• Adjetivos terminados em y, troca-se por i e adiciona-se ly
heavy – heavily happy - happily
• Adjetivos terminados em le, troca-se por ly
horrible – horribly simple – simply
• Adjetivos terminados em –ic, acrescenta-se o sufixo –ally
fantastic – fantastically tragic - tragically
Mas fiquem atentos!
Adverbs with two forms and different meanings

He came late. I haven’t seen him lately.


The team played fair. He did fairly well in his examination.
My grandparents live quite near. I nearly made a mistake.
We had to work hard. They could hardly find their way.
The boy climbed high up the tree. She is highly interested in history.
He studied deep into the night. He is deeply grateful for our support.
The car stopped short at the gate.
He will come shortly (= soon).
(in an abrupt way; suddenly)
Please be back at 6 o’clock sharp. The father spoke sharply to the boy.
You guessed wrong. He was wrongly accused of the crime.
Vamos ver exemplos agora?
 http://letras.mus.br/bruno-mars/1715605/
 http://letras.mus.br/oasis/28995/

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