Notce how these words are turned into adverbs by using the -ly suffix.
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sadly |
Sadly I was busy and couldn't make the party.
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madly |
The girls madly wanted to see the pop group.
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badly |
His dad will rebuke him for behaving badly.
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slowly |
The river flows slowly here.
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quickly |
Our baby has grown so quickly.
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shyly |
The girl shyly answered the question.
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quietly |
The old lady was humming quietly.
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strangely |
We all agreed that the boy had been behaving rather strangely.
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happily |
The children happily went out to play.
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angrily |
The man and his co-defendant looked at the judge angrily.
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