G7-a Select an adverb, not an adjective, to modify an adjective, another adverb, or a verb
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Often ending in -ly, adverbs tell how, when, where, why, and how often.
Change an adjective that modifies another adjective, an adverb, or a verb to an adverb form.
Adjective forms that are common in informal, spoken conversation should be changed to adverb forms in more formal writing.
| SPOKEN | The day was going slow, and I repeatedly caught my lure on the riverbed or a tree limb. |
| WRITTEN | The day was going slowly, and I repeatedly caught my lure on the riverbed or a tree limb. |