English Adverbs of "Manner, Certainty, & Contrast" | Elementary 2

anyway

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used when ending a conversation, or changing, or returning to a subject

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Anyway, let’s get back to the main topic of our discussion.

It was nice catching up with you.

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

badly

Adverb

b

a

æ

d

l

y

i

to a great or serious degree or extent

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

clearly

Adverb

c

k

l

ea

ɪ

r

l

y

i

without any uncertainty

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

happily

Adverb

h

a

æ

pp

p

i

ə

l

y

i

with cheerfulness and joy

unhappily

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

quietly

Adverb

q

k

u

w

ie

aɪə

t

l

y

i

in a way that produces little or no noise

noisily

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

calmly

Adverb

c

k

a

ɑ:

l

m

l

y

i

without stress or strong emotion

incomparable

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

definitely

Adverb

/ˈdɛfənətɫi/

in a certain way

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

perhaps

Adverb

p

e

ɜ

r

h

a

æ

p

s

used to express possibility or likelihood of something

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

sure

interjection

s

ʃ

u

ʊ

r

e

used to express agreement or affirmation, often in a casual or enthusiastic manner

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

differently

Adverb

d

i

ɪ

ff

f

e

ɜ

r

e

ɛ

n

t

l

y

i

in a manner that is not the same

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

instead

Adverb

i

ɪ

n

s

t

ea

ɛ

d

as a replacement or equal in value, amount, etc.

Grammatical Information:

adverb of viewpoint and commenting

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

slowly

Adverb

s

l

o

oʊ

w

l

y

i

at a pace that is not fast

quickly

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of manner

Word Family

any

way

anyway

Adverb

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