Os Adjetivos e Advérbios em Inglês

Adjectives and Adverbs

 

Not all words ending in- ly are adverbs. Some adjectives end in –ly too. For example  :  friendly, lively, elderly lonely, silly, lovely.

An adjective tells us more about a noun. We use adjectives before nouns and after a few verbs (especially be):  

• Tom is a careful driver.  
• Be quiet, please!
• We didn’t go out because of the heavy rain.
• I was disappointed that my exam results were so bad!

An adverb tells us more about a verb (in what way something someone does something/ in what way something happens):

• Tom drove carefully along the road.
• Speak quietly, please.
• We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily.
• I was disappointed that I did so badly in the exam.

We also use adverbs before adjectives and other adverbs or before a past participle:

• reasonably cheap/  terribly sorry  ( adverb+ adjective)
•  incredibly quickly  (adverb+ adverb)
• badly organized / seriously  injured  ( adverb+ past p.)

1. Good/ well

Good is an adjective – She is a good pianist.

Well is an adverb – She plays the piano well.

We often use well with past participles: well-dressed; well-known; well-educated, but well is also an adjective  with meaning “in good health”:

• How are you today?
• I’m very well, thanks.

1. Fast/hard/late- these words are both adjectives and adverbs.

*Hardly  has a different meaning from hard. It means – almost not.

• Sam asked Jane to marry him but she said they couldn’t get married because they hardly knew each other.
• He hardly spoke during the meeting.
• How much money have you got? Hardly any.
• I hardly ever go out.