Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner tell how something is done

• Often come after a verb
• He talked quietly.
• Sometimes is placed before the verb to add emphasis
• He quietly walked out the door.
• Usually end in -ly
• Exemptions: 
• hard, fast, so, well
• To know when to use an adverb of manner versus an adjective ask yourself:
• Is it describing how someone is?
• She is nice.
• They were calm after the earthquake.
• Is it describing how something was done?
• She behaves nicely.
• The reacted calmly to the earthquake.

The following table has some common adverbs of manner. The ones that are together can have close meaning. The ones on the Positive/Negative column can be used either in a positive or negative form.

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Why don't you...?
How about...?
Have you thought about...?
Have you considered...?
What if you...?
Maybe you should...
You could...

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benefit	advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit
get my finances in order	organize my money, debt, savings, and accounts.
get out of debt	to pay all of the money owed to others
invest	put money into something to try to earn more money
live paycheck to paycheck	spending all of your income before receiving your next pay from your employer
make ends meet	have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
max out	take something to the limit, reach a limit
pay off	finish paying for something
put away	save money
reward	benefit resulting from some event or action
run out	to use all of (something) and have no more left.
splurge	buy something expensive that you probably don't need
squander	spend wastefully
stick to a budget	make a plan how you spend what you earn and no more
sustain	support for an extended period of time
economy	the system of production and distribution and consumption
emigrate	leave one's country of residence for a new one
immigrant	a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
migrate	move from one country or region to another and settle there
mobile	moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
opportunity	possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
start from scratch	To do it all over again from the beginning
worth it	valuable, deserving you time and effort

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