1. PROBLEMS WITH ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
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2. ADJECTIVE Recent → Public → Evident → ADVERB Recently Publicly
Often adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives. Examples below show adverbs that are formed by adding –ly to adjectives.
ADJECTIVE
Recent →
Public →
Evident →
ADVERB
Recently
Publicly
Evidently

3. Describing when something happens often, soon, later
Many adverbs in English do not end in –ly. They can be recognized from their meanings.
Describing when something happens
often, soon, later
Describing how something happens
fast, hard, well
Describing where something happens
here, there, nowhere

4. USE BASIC ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS CORRECTLY
!!! Sometimes in the Written Expression section of the TOEFL, adjectives are used in place of adverbs, or adverbs are used in place of adjectives.
!!! Adjectives and adverbs have very different uses.

5. ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE (PRO)NOUNS
She is a beautiful woman
Adj N.
She is beautiful
Pro Adj.

6. ADVERBS TO DESCRIBE VERB, ADJECTIVE, OTHER ADVERBS
She sings beautifully
Verb Adv.
She is a beautifully dressed woman
Adv Adj N.
She is a truly beautifully dressed woman
Adv Adv Adj N.

7. INCORRECT SENTENCES AS ON THE TOEFL TEST
They were seated at a largely table
The child talked quick to her mother
We read an extreme long story