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Notes She offered some friendly advice. (Here the adjective friendly modifies the noun advice.)

There are no adverbs friendly/friendlily. Instead we use an adverb phrase.
She offered some advice in a friendly manner.

20.3 Summary

• There are several words which are used both as adjectives and as adverbs.

Examples are: early, daily, weekly, yearly, hourly, quarterly, half-yearly, fast
These words look like only adverbs, but they are also adjectives, as exemptions to the
rule that most adverbs end with ‘ly’.
• It is important to know that the following words can be used only as adjectives and not
as adverbs: beastly, costly, cowardly, deadly, friendly, likely, brotherly, kingly, leisurely,
lovely, lively, womanly, princely, scholarly, silly, ugly and unlikely.

20.4 Keywords

Exemptions : Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others

Most interesting : Superlative degree of interesting
Friendly : It is used as an adjective not as an adverb.

20.5 Review Questions

1. Write 10 words which can be use as an adjectives and adverbs.
2. Differentiate adjective and adverb
3. Write 20 words containing ‘ly’ at the end, which can be used as an adjective not as an
adverb.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. False 2. True
3. False 4. False.

20.6 Further Readings

Books Essentials of English Grammar, 3/e, Baugh, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005, Third

Essentials of Teaching English Grammar, R.K. Mukherjee, Aavishkar Pub, 2009
Intermediate English Grammar, Murphy, Cambridge Univ Press
Modern English Grammar, Rajesh Shukla, Ritu, 2012

Online links http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/how-use-adjectives-and-adverbs
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5052.php

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