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It has a meaning of "very. Incorrect: Students did real well on the midterm. Correct: Students did really well on the midterm. Real is an adjective, and can be used to modify nouns or noun phrases. It has a meaning of "true or genuine. Incorrect: Students took a really midterm last week. Correct: Students took a real midterm last week. Slow can be used as an adjective and as an adverb.

In the first example, slow is an adverb and in the second one, it is an adjective. Correct: The traffic is moving slow. This is a slow dance. Slowly is only an adverb. It can replace slow anywhere it is used as an adverb. Slowly also appears in sentences with auxiliary verbs where slow cannot be used. Incorrect: He has been slow recovering from his knee injury. Correct: He has been slowly recovering from his knee injury.

Sometimes, the use of a certain adverb requires the inversion of the subject and the verb. If a sentence begins with a negative adverb or an adverb with restrictive meaning, it must have an inverted word order. Correct: Never before have I encountered such persistence in a student.

Correct: Seldom do we come across such talent. Toggle Main Navigation Main Navigation. Topics Grammar Punctuation Organization Style. Glossary Useful Links References.

Many adverbs are formed by adding a suffix -ly at the end of an adjective: Change close to closely Change patient to patiently Some adverbs and adjectives are, however, identical in form: Adjectives a rough draft Adverbs play rough first exam ride first right hand turn right. Sounds better is more or less the same as is grammatically correct.

Adverbs sound better between an auxiliary and a participle. It looks like I need to explain my problem with "also". He discovers another scientist who appears to have also discovered the secret DNA formula. He discovers another scientist who appears to also have discovered the secret DNA formula. There are two words in the sentence that carry a sense of "in addition to something else", another and also. Where also is placed, I think it suggests that this scientist has discovered something undefined and has also discovered the secret DNA formula.

I wouldn't use both in this sentence. I suggest: He discovers another scientist who appears to have discovered the secret DNA formula. Egmont Senior Member Massachusetts, U. As a matter of style, not correctness, I would prefer not to repeat the verb "discover. Thanks everyone, advice much appreciated. Example: "You have also got on time" So, you must write: "He discovers another scientist who appears to have also discovered the secret DNA formula".

He is the coach's choice for lead kicker. Refers to a noun that means a dog's leash. Do you have any lead for my pencil? Refers to the noun that means a type of metal. Pro tip: In most cases, "led" is a verb. It is the past tense and past participle of "lead" as a verb when the pronunciation of "lead" rhymes with "bead. He has led the team to nationals five years in a row.