(a) The first of such pairs of words as attractive and attractively, firm and firmly should be used as adjectives and the second as adverbs. But it must not be thought that no adjectives end in ly.

(b) Never use most as an adverb meaning nearly.

(c) Never use real, goody sure, and some, as adverbs; these words should be used as adjectives only. Instead of them use as adverbs really or very, well, surely, and somewhat.

Exercise 114

The first of the two words in parentheses should be used if the meaning calls for an adjective, and the second if it calls for an adverb. Decide which should be used in each case, and give your reason.

In Sentence 1, for example, the speaker wishes to express a quality of the subject of thought. Therefore he needs an adjunct of the pronoun she, or an adjective. He should say, She looks attractive.

If a sentence may have two meanings, one calling for an adjective, and the other for an adverb, discuss the matter. Make each recitation a good composition.

1. She looks (attractive, attractively).

2. Hold the post (firm, firmly). (Two meanings).

3. The cake tastes (delicious, deliciously).

4. I (most, almost) forgot to go.

5. She is (real, very) intelligent.

6. She is doing (fine, finely).

7. This mill grinds corn (fine, finely).

8. I think she is (some, somewhat) better to-day.

9. Doesn't that bird sing (sweet, sweetly)?

10. Cut the edges (straight, straightly).

11. She arrived (safe, safely).

12. She acts very (different, differently) from her sister.

13. She seems very (different, differently) from her sister.

14. She looks (pretty, prettily) in that dress.

15. (Sure, surely) you are mistaken.

16. She turned away (angry, angrily).

17. I can do that (easy, easily).

18. You can do that (easier, more easily) than I.

19. She made the dress (neat, neatly).

20. Write (plain, plainly).

21. I can (scarce, scarcely) hear her speak.

22. I am (some, somewhat) tired.

23. Her garden looks (beautiful, beautifully) in June.

24. Come (quick, quickly).

25. She recited (good, well).

26. I am (most, almost) ready to go.

27. She feels (bad, badly).

28. It looks (strange, strangely) to see him so weak.

29. We thought he talked (strange, strangely).

30. The rose smells (sweet, sweetly).

31. She bought the goods (cheap, cheaply).

Exercise 115

Show that the words friendly, manly, womanly, and kingly may be used as adjectives.

Use the following words correctly: neat, neatly, clear, clearly, real, sure, surely, bitter, bitterly, some, somewhat, almost, good, well, loose, loosely.

Show that fast, late, only, here, much, there, well, and more may be used either as adjectives or as adverbs.

Exercise 116

Decribe the adjectives and the adverbs.

1. How beautiful is the rain.

2. These Indians are not entirely friendly.

3. The dark night is near.

4. She was ready for the party early. 5. Here is the book you want.

6. Here the children often gather to watch the boats.

7. There was but one way of escape.

8. She grows charitable.

9. Corn grows well in this soil.

10. Only Mary began the work.

11. Mary only began the work.

12. She sent only three books.

13. How beautifully she plays.

14. She looks beautiful to-night.

15. She has a queenly bearing.

16. He drained the cup dry.

17. She seems almost angry.

18. There they sang their merry carols.

19. The old soldier suddenly threw down his trusty sword.

20. She has grown very womanly.

21. Mary baked the bread brown.

22. Mary baked the brown bread.

23. She talks somewhat rapidly.

24. You have well spoken, my child.

25. Where is the ink?

26. Her grief had made her bold.

27. Your hat is surely here.

28. She has doubtless gone away.

29. She speaks low.

30. Her voice is low.

31. She recited but twice.

32. This is a well-constructed house.

33. The winters there are long and cold.

34. The corn is turning brown.

35. Do not cut alfalfa too late in the fall.

Exercise 117

The word only is needed in each of these sentences. Decide what it is probably needed for. Then insert it in the right place. In one sentence it might be used correctly in two places. What part of speech is it in each case? Give your reason.

1. Three people solved the problem correctly.

2. Mr. Brown raised wheat this year.

3. I glanced at the child.

4. I have read the book once.