语法:形容词与副词

形容词用来修饰名词,副词用来修饰动词,这在英语和汉语里都是一样,你也知道的。但是,虽然说英语和汉语有相似的地方,不过我觉得这样的融汇贯通在学英语的时候未必好。抛开对汉语语法的理解,把英语从地基开始一层一层地学起来,才不至于糊涂混淆。继续学英语……

1.有些形容词和副词是同一个词

She’s a fast driver.
She drives fast.

TOEFL is a hard exam.
The students work hard.

She has straight hair.
He went straight home.

2.并不是所有的副词都以ly结尾
She works well with others.

3.有些相似的副词/形容词意思是两样的

Hard
He works hard.他工作努力。(努力地、艰难地)
I hardly know him.我不太认识他。(几乎没有、简直不、不太、不太像)

Close
She sat close to the conductor on the bus.她在巴士上挨售票员坐着。(紧挨着、不远的)
I listened closely to what he said.我注意听他说的话。(仔细地、密切地)

Dead
You’re dead right!你是完全正确的。(完全地)
This snake is deadly-watch out for it.这条蛇是致命的,提防着点。(致命的)

Fine
How do you feel? Fine.
Finely chop the tomatoes.切碎西红柿(细小地)

Free
The english-at-home.com website is free of charge. (免费地)
Children can play freely in this park.(自由不受限制地)

Late
He arrived late for the meeting.(晚、迟)
There have been a few complaints lately.(最近)

4.有些单词以ly结尾,但它是形容词,而非副词像lovely, friendly, silly, lonely.

5.形容词也可以跟在动词后面。这种情况下的动词,除了可以是系动词之外,也可以是感官动词。

You look good today!
This soup tastes nice.
He seems pleasant.
I don’t feel very happy at the moment.

在上面的例子中,你修饰描述更多的是前面的对象,而非那个动作。
(资料来源: English-at-home.com)