#adverbe

[smartway2000]

Exercice sur les Adverbes [ Défi de l'adverbe camouflé ]

📌 C’est quoi un adverbe ❓

Un adverbe est un terme qui ajuste ou clarifie le sens d'un verbe, d'un adjectif, d'un autre adverbe, ou même d'une phrase complète.

L'adverbe fournit des détails additionnels concernant la manière, le moment, le lieu, la fréquence, le degré ou la certitude de l'action ou de l'état décrit.

🎯 Alors êtes-vous prêt pour évaluer votre maîtrise des adverbes ❓

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[lannegarrett]

"I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than 'whispered' and this is the hill I will die on."

[littlemizzlinguistics]

Studying linguistics is actually so wonderful because when you explain youth slang to older professors, instead of complaining about how "your generation can't speak right/ you're butchering the language" they light up and go “really? That’s so wonderful! What an innovative construction! Isn't language wonderful?"

[physalian]

How To Make Your Writing Less Stiff 6

Part 5

Part 1

Adverbs

Gasp! Oh no. Dare come yet more writing advice burning adverbs at the stake? Vindictively, gleefully, manically dancing in the ashes?

No.

This is not about whether or not you should use them, but their frequency and obvious places to replace them. Most bad adverbs are the common ones that could be replaced by verbs we all know.

“She ran quickly” // “She sprinted”

“He said angrily” // “He snapped” “He chided” “He chastised”

vs.

“He ate voraciously”

“She swayed solemnly”

“She laughed sadly”

Bonus if you can add in some alliteration like ‘swayed solemnly’

If you can come up with an obvious verb to replace your verb + adverb combo, do so. If it would take more words or the closest applicable verb doesn’t hit the same vibe, then leave it. Adverbs should enhance the verb, not be redundant. Verbs shouldn’t be pretentious just to avoid them.

“She smiled happily” — most smiles are happy. Happily is redundant.

“He ran quickly” —a run is, by nature, quick

vs.

“She smiled sourly”

“He ran erratically”

Also!

The adverb need not always be after the verb.

“C accepted gladly” // “C gladly accepted”

But also

“Glad, C accepted”

“A shook their head resolutely” // “Resolute, A shook their head”

“The child skipped excitedly away.” // “Excited, the child skipped away.” // “The child skipped away, excited.”

English is flexible like that.

Which is what I mean with managing your adverb frequency. As most end in the -ly, too many in succession, on top of the repeat syntax of Subject - Verb - Adverb looks boring and dull (and so does beginning every sentence with the subject). It helps with your cadence and flow if you don’t have entire paragraphs at a time all starting with “He [verb]” or “She [verb]” or “They [verb].” We don't speak like this in natural conversation.

But at the end of the day, there are some juicy adverbs that have no equal without busting out the thesaurus for some obscure lexical nugget that no one would understand anyway.

[neil-gaiman]

explain the difference between adverbs and adjectives in a way that makes sense i need help

Adjectives describe a thing or a quality. Blue, big, happy, lost. They tend to attach to nouns (or pronouns). The lost manuscript. The big blue box. I am happy.

Adverbs describe how something was done. Happily, dangerously, mostly, fast, fabulously. They tend to attach to verbs and change or modify the information the verb gives us. I danced happily. I walked fast. I am mostly funny. He waved his weapons dangerously. We were all fabulously drunk.

How's that?

[kyeomic]

going seventeen ep. 122-123 – wonwoo's special friend

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: Adverbs

Conjunctive adverbs: accordingly, additionally, also, anyway, besides, certainly, conversely, finally, hence, however, instead, in conclusion, lately, likewise, moreover, namely, nevertheless, so, then, yet

Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, ever, hardly ever, occasionally, seldom, generally, frequently, normally, once, twice

Adverbs of time: tomorrow, tonight, yesterday, now, then, today, already, daily, last, next, previously, after, afterwards, early, late, later, since, still, just, seldom

Adverbs of manner: well, fast, straight, hard, loudly, proudly, suspiciously, strangely, kindly, easily, rudely, neatly, quickly, generously, eagerly, accidentally, rapidly, hungrily, foolishly, cheerfully, really (can also be adverb of degree in sense of “very”)

Adverbs of degree: lots, somewhat, barely, very, much, most, nearly, too, extremely, enough, so, slightly, especially, just, almost, scarcely, virtually, fully, far, exceptionally

Adverbs of place: behind, above, nearby, backward(s), toward(s), outside, inside, around, over, overseas, close, away, upstairs, downstairs, here, there, everywhere, deeply, next-door

Adverb - a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases.

The 6 common categories of adverbs are:

conjunctive adverbs

adverbs of frequency

adverbs of time

adverbs of manner

adverbs of degree

adverbs of place

One thing to keep in mind is that there can be some overlap or repetition across the different categories of adverbs, because words can have more than one meaning or use depending on the context.

For example, yet can be a conjunction, meaning “though,” but it can also be an adverb of time, in the sense “in the time still remaining.”

Conjunctive Adverbs

A conjunction is any word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. They express the relationship between ideas or parts of speech.

A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that acts like a conjunction.

Conjunctive adverbs are often set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

For example: We don’t have time to run to the store. Besides, you already have cereal at home.

Conjunctive adverbs can also go at the end of a sentence, in which case they don’t need to be set off with a comma, as in: I didn’t really want a pony anyway.

Adverbs of Frequency

Detail at what rate over time an action or event occurs.

They answer the question “How often?”

Generally go just before the verb they are modifying:

She always orders chocolate cake.

My brother will never get over it.

Adverbs of Time

Describe when things occur.

They answer the question “When?”

Are very flexible: they can go at the beginning of a sentence set off with a comma, right before thea verb or clause they are modifying, or at the end of a sentence. It depends on the adverb and how it is being used in the sentence. For example:

Tomorrow, the class is going to the zoo.

We last saw her before dinner.

Are you going to Paris next?

Adverbs of Manner

Manner here means “a way of doing, being done, or happening.”

Answer the question “How?”

Can go before or after the verb or phrase they are modifying. For example:

The students quickly ate their lunches.

Our mayor spoke loudly and authoritatively.

Adverbs of Degree

Describe intensity or quantity of an action.

Answer the question “How much?”

Typically go before the verb or part of speech being modified. For example:

We were too hungry to talk during the meal.

The little puppy was extremely energetic.

Adverbs of Place

Describe location.

They answer the question “Where?”

Typically go after the verb or other part of the speech they are modifying. For example:

I think your sister is upstairs.

Go toward the big tree, then make a left.

Source ⚜ More: Writing Notes & References ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

[fixyourwritinghabits]

Heya! Lately, I've noticed that almost every description I give has "-ly" tagged onto it. I feel like my writing is a sea of description ending in -ly. Is there a guide to explain how to get away from this?

Obligatory disclaimer: You do not have to delete all your adverbs in writing. There is always going to be a case when throwing in "quickly," "angrily," "sharply," etc will be fine. It's entirely up to you to decide what works when.

However, you will often see the advice to get rid of them, because they can be used as crutch words - they weaken your chance to use more descriptive writing, and that's always worth thinking about. Some places to pay particular attention to adverbs:

In Dialogue Tags

The biggest overuse of adverbs are in dialogue tags, but often you can more strongly convey emotion in both the dialogue and the description attached to it. Consider:

"What are you doing?" Jane asked angrily.

Versus:

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Jane asked, her expression twisted into a scowl.

Simple stuff, but I've conveyed that Jane is angry by adjusting her words and describing her body language. This gives me the chance to reveal more about Jane in the vocabulary she uses when angry, and also in her body language. You can also swap some "said _ly" tags with clearly words like "snapped, yelled, whispered, hissed, etc" (but don't overdo that either.)

Weak Description Words

Really, very, barely, almost, kind of, etc - there's a lot of adverbs that get in the way of being more clear about the action and weakening the intent of the sentence. They're filler words that don't give you range to convey what you really want to convey. Consider the following:

Max almost reached out to comfort her.

Versus

Max could've wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer as she cried, but he couldn't work up the courage, his arms hanging limply at his sides.

Again, not the best example, but the second shows us more emotion from Max, and that's going to help your reader connect more to the character.

Should you always avoid adverbs? No, sometimes they're fine. But there's often a better word out there that makes your sentence stronger. "Sarah ran quickly" could become "Sarah sprinted". More specific words can paint a clearly picture. Galloped, crawled, dragged, and skipped are better than a -ly adverb.

When in doubt, try two versions of the same sentence. Does "Jake moved quickly" work better for a fast-paced action scene? Would "Chen lingered by the door, dragging himself forward as if forced" work better than "Chen reluctantly entered the room" for a slower scene? Fiddling with the language can often get you the right amount of adverbs to use. Trust your instincts!

[dionysiaproductions]

Reading articles on why folks hate adverbs and losing my mind. Who convinced you that complexity is passive? What caused you to read nuance as anxiety? How have you lived in a world where no one ever spoke kindly to you? And why do you prefer it?

[allurared]

[nijigay]

the wife boppy took the kids….. fuck….

[nihongoseito]

vocab for going to bed at 10 pm on a friday (jst)

nouns:

身（み）バレ = being doxxed

零れ（こぼれ）話（ばなし） = tidbit, sidebar, digression

地獄耳（じごくみみ） = sharp ears

薬品（やくひん） = medicine, chemicals

器具（きぐ） = tool, instrument, utensil

実務（じつむ） = practical business, business affairs

悪知恵（わるぢえ） = cunning, guile

悪意（あくい） = ill will, spite

損得勘定（そんとくかんじょう） = profit-and-loss arithmetic, mercenary point of view

打算（ださん） = self-interest, calculation

隔離（かくり） = isolation, quarantine

道楽（どうらく） = pastime, hobby

境目（さかいめ） = borderline, boundary

経過（けいか） = passage, elapsing (of time); progress, course (of events)

処方せん（しょほうせん） = prescription

接触感染（せっしょくかんせん） = infection through contact

ひた隠し（かくし） = desperate cover-up, hiding at all costs

出頭（しゅっとう） = turning oneself in, surrender (e.g., to police)

八方（はっぽう）塞がり（ふさがり） = blocked in every direction, cornered

親孝行（おやこうこう） = filial piety

余談（よだん） = digression

verbs:

負う（おう） = to be injured, incur (wound, damage)

つつく = to poke, nudge; to pick at (e.g., food); to peck at (e.g., someone’s faults)

委ねる（ゆだねる） = to entrust to; to leave to abandon oneself to (e.g., pleasure); to yield to (e.g., anger)

塞がる（ふさがる） = to be closed, healed (e.g., wound)

感染る／伝染る（うつる） = to be infected, contagious

突き放す（つきはなす） = to push away; to keep away from, abandon; to act coldly

弔う（とむらう） = to mourn for, grieve; to hold a funeral for

引き継ぐ（ひきつぐ） = to take over

生き（いき）ながらえる = to live long, survive

拒む（こばむ） = to refuse, decline; to prevent (from doing), deny (access)

尖る（とがる） = to be pointed, sharp; to be sour, touchy

はぐれる = to stray from, lose sight of (one’s companions)

adjectives:

理不尽（りふじん）な = unreasonable, outrageous, absurd

執拗（しつよう）な = persistent, tenacious, relentless

非現実的（ひげんじつてき）な = unrealistic

世渡り（よわたり）上手（じょうず）な = having worldly wisdom, cosmopolitan

邪悪（じゃあく）な = evil, wicked

有能（ゆうのう）な = able, capable, competent

心細い（こころぼそい） = hopeless, forlorn, discouraging

うやむやな = hazy, vague, undecided

興味本位（きょうみほんい）な = just out of curiosity; sensational

かなわない = unbearable; beyond one’s power

愛情深い（あいじょうぶかい） = loving, devoted

もどかしい = irritating, frustrating, feeling impatient

expressions:

無駄口（むだぐち）を叩く（たたく） = to chatter pointlessly, waste one’s breath

面倒（めんどう）を見る（みる） = to care for/look after someone

路頭（ろとう）に迷う（まよう） = to be down and out, rendered homeless

裏（うら）がある = to have an ulterior motive; to have a catch

天秤（てんびん）にかける = to compare and contrast, weigh (options); to try and have it both ways

[azus-reyan]

A day without adverbs.

Want a quick tip to improve your writing? Write simple; write straightforward.

Going through my recent writings, I've found that I’m not a sinner. I was amazed that I don’t use and abuse adverbs, though I can be as guilty as the next writer.

The adverb, for me, was the perfect tool for expressing action or emotion.

“He closed the door firmly.” sounds a little, for lack of a better word, firmer, than He closed the door.

One has a little umph to it, an extra energy that pushes action or emotion, if not both. The other? Well, it kind of falls flat where it is. 

Yet, you’ll meet these literary giants saying never use adverbs. Why? 

Hemingway would say, “Adverbs are the enemy of the verb.”

Stephen King: The road to hell is paved with adverbs.

Elmore Leonard: If an adverb became a character in one of my books, I’d have it shot. Immediately.

Writers hate adverbs because they should. They should because they weaken their writing. They weaken the verb, to be more specific. 

Adverbs add bloat to your writing. Or they underestimate the reader to know the action or emotion involved. 

If you say, “He shouted,” is there any point in adding, loudly?

If you say “She thought,” do you have to add quickly to the mix? Or do you think your readers won’t understand your intention?

Equipped with this understanding, I’ve gone back to my past writings. Anything from short stories and messages to long articles. The idea was to find every adverb and replace it with a stronger verb. 

I surprised myself by being somewhat of a miser for adverbs. I didn’t find as many adverbs as I expected, and I would change those I found to make them simple and straightforward. 

This practice made each of my writings better. My sentences were clearer and easier to understand. There was no need for: quickly, quietly, loudly, really, or definitely anymore.

My mind and tongue have become adverb-conscious, spotting them and avoiding their use at all costs.

There are times when adverbs fit better. When their use enhances your language, so don’t completely eliminate it from your repertoire. But keep in mind that more times than not, you can cut adverbs from your sentence—and it would be better for it.

Until then, keep on being adverb-conscious.

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Apple Seed 9: Auncle

Charlie: (sitting pregnantly in a bra and underwear in the communal sitting room with a fan on her, surrounded by bags of ice, and demolishing cold leftover chicken wings as sweat rolls down her body)

Lucifer: Alright, Duckie! (Hangs up the phone) Vaggie said she's on her way back from the store with all the ice cream the limo can carry. (Gently takes Charlie's free hand and gives it a supportive squeeze and tap) How are you doing, sweetie?

Charlie: (puppy eyes as tears well up) It's so hot, Dad.....

Lucifer: Awwww, I know, sweetie. I know. I'm sorry there isn't more I could do. At least the belhop is steering clear! Who-da thunk that nearly nakedness would be his repellent?

Angel: (struts into the room like he owns the place with all 4 arms filled with stuff) Alright, Toots! Time we broke out the big guns!

Charlie: Angel?! What is all this?

Angel: (ignoring the question as he piles everything on the coffee table one by one) Here's my softest, thinnest, fluffiest robe, my ankle massager, a couple of my favorite bath bombs that help with aches and pains, self-cooling rag, and a wonderful little scrunchy I got ya to help keep your hair up in this Hellish heat.

Charlie: (puppy smile and soft eyes) Awww, Angel. You didn't have to do that.

Angel: Hey, if it works for aching porn stars, it'll work for a pregnant gal. Now! (makes a grabby motion with his hands and gives puppy eyes) Can I feel the baby???? Please????

Charlie: (nods)

Angel: OooOOOOooooOooh..... (slowly and gently puts a hand on the drum of a belly and feels little flutters of movement) *squeeeeeee!!!* I call Honorary Auncle!

[pompadourpink]

Encore overview

Simple

Number > j'en veux encore - I want some more

Continuity > tu es encore là-bas ? - are you still there?

Once again > tu t'es encore trompé - you made another mistake

Only > hier encore, je l'ai eu au téléphone - just yesterday I had him on the phone

Compound

Over and over again > elle est déçue, encore et encore - she's disappointed, over and over again

Comparison - je cours encore plus vite que toi - I run even faster than you

And yet (when at the beginning) > et encore, je ne suis pas sûre - and yet, I'm not sure

If at all (when at the end) > il devrait finir dans une heure, et encore - he should be done in an hour, if at all

If at least > si encore il était ponctuel ! - if at least he was on time!

Absolutely > de toutes les bêtises que tu as fait cette année, celle-ci est encore la pire - out of all the stupid things you did this year this one is absolutely the worst one

Rather > elle déteste tellement les épinards qu’elle préfère encore manger des choux de Bruxelles à tous les repas - she hates spinach so much she’d rather eat Brussels sprouts for every meal

Even/still now > encore maintenant, je fais attention - even now, I'm careful

For much longer > tu en as encore pour longtemps ? - are you going to take much longer?

Even better > c'est encore mieux comme ça - it's even better this way

Even more > j'en ai acheté encore plus - I bought even more

Even less - j'en prends encore moins - I take even less

Even worse - il est encore pire (que) dans mon souvenir - he's even worse than I remember

What now? (annoyed) > tu veux quoi encore ? - what do you want now?

Although + subj > encore que j'aie un doute - although I have a doubt

Negations

Not yet > je ne sais pas encore - I don't know yet

Still not (neutral tone) > nous ne sommes pas encore partis - we still haven't left

Not again! > Viré ? Pas encore ! - Fired? Not again!

Expressions

I'd hope so (stunned/annoyed) > encore heureux! "better (be) happy (about it)"

Keep hoping > cours toujours! "keep running"

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

When is it okay to use adverbs? I'm currently paranoid and pondering about deleting every single one from my wips

Here are excerpts of writing tips and advice from editors, publishers, and writers:

Adverbs in your novel must be minimal.

Adverbs are necessary for the English language and have a rightful place as one of the eight parts of speech.

In literature, some adverbs are less desirable than others.

Adverbs with -ly tend to slow the pace.

They also tell what’s happening. They don’t show.

Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' —Elmore Leonard

Stephen King:

The adverb is not your friend.

Adverbs, you will remember from your own version of Business English, are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

They’re the ones that usually end in -ly.

Adverbs, like the passive voice, seem to have been created with the timid writer in mind.

With adverbs, the writer usually tells us he or she is afraid he/she isn’t expressing himself/herself clearly, that he or she is not getting the point or the picture across.

Consider the sentence He closed the door firmly.

It’s by no means a terrible sentence (at least it’s got an active verb going for it), but ask yourself if firmly really has to be there. You can argue that it expresses a degree of difference between He closed the door and He slammed the door, and you’ll get no argument from me . . . but what about context? What about all the enlightening (not to say emotionally moving) prose which came before He closed the door firmly? Shouldn’t this tell us how he closed the door? And if the foregoing prose does tell us, isn’t firmly an extra word? Isn’t it redundant?

Someone out there is now accusing me of being tiresome and anal-retentive. I deny it. I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. To put it another way, they’re like dandelions. If you have one on your lawn, it looks pretty and unique. If you fail to root it out, however, you find five the next day . . . fifty the day after that . . . and then, my brothers and sisters, your lawn is totally, completely, and profligately covered with dandelions. By then you see them for the weeds they really are, but by then it’s—GASP!!—too late. I can be a good sport about adverbs, though. Yes I can. With one exception: dialogue attribution. I insist that you use the adverb in dialogue attribution only in the rarest and most special of occasions . . . and not even then, if you can avoid it.

There is a core simplicity to the English language and its American variant, but it’s a slippery core. All I ask is that you do as well as you can, and remember that, while to write adverbs is human, to write he said or she said is divine.

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ Writing Refresher: Adjective or Adverb

Hope this helps! Some sound advice here from different perspectives. Definitely choose which ones are most appropriate for you, as a writer, and for the specific story you are currently working on. I'd also recommend you read the entire sources to get a fuller context since these are just excerpts I handpicked. And because more examples are provided as well, particularly in Stephen King's book.

"Since advice is usually ignored and rules are routinely broken, I refer to these little pearls as merely 'suggestions.'....There’s nothing binding here. All suggestions can be ignored when necessary." —John Grisham