Adverbs of Manner

Some adverbs tell us how an action is or should be performed.

Often these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective.

Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully.

Adjectives ending -y change to -ily ; lucky-luckily

Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly ; responsible-responsibly

adjective	adverb
anxious	anxiously
bad	badly
beautiful	beautifully
capable	capably
lucky	luckily
quick	quickly
weak	weakly

For example:

The little girl ran quickly. In this sentence quickly modifies the verb ran (to run).

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place indicate where something happens.

These include; abroad, anywhere, here, outside, somewhere, there, underground, upstairs etc.

For example:

My passport is here in my bag.

Place	Example
Upstairs	The children were playing upstairs.
In London	The people demonstrated in London.
Outside	The children were playing outside.

Adverbs of Probability

Adverbs of probability tell us the likelihood of something happening.

If you imagine playing dice, what's the likelihood (probability) of rolling a six?

You know it's possible, but it's not certain.

The only certainty is that you'll throw something between one and six. However, your less likely to throw two sixes.

Adverbs of probability include; certainly, definitely, doubtless, maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably etc.

For example:

We will win the game. = We will certainly win the game. - In this sentence certainly shows us the probability.