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Read these sentences.

                         y  The baby slept soundly.


                         y  The captain shouted loudly.

             The highlighted adverbs tell us the way in which an action occurs.



                        Adverbs that tell us the manner of an action are called adverbs of manner.




             B.  Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs to tell us how the action took place.


                               loudly         gently        angrily      quietly         carelessly

                               quickly        happily       brightly     beautifully  softly



                   1.  The children talked                           .
                   2.  My mother could not hear me. So I spoke                                .


                   3.  The sun was shining                            .
                   4.  The teacher was happy. The children were sitting                                 .


                   5.  Shreya sang                           and won the contest.

                   6.  I ate my food                          and ran out.

                   7.  The rash driver was driving                             .

                   8.  Her mother patted her back                             .

                   9.  The old woman was in a rage. She shouted                                 .

                  10.  The vacations had begun. The students ran out                                 .




                       Read these sentences.

                         y  Keep the book there.

                         y  Let’s go outside.

             These highlighted words tell us where an action happens.




                        Adverbs that tell us the place where an action happens are called adverbs of place.



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