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thedead thesick theblind thedeaf therich
the poor theunemployed theyoung theold
the handicapped _ the mentally ill
(In informal speech, we usually say old people, young people etc
instead of the old, the young.)
These expressions cannot be used with a possessive 's.
the problems of the poor ORpoor people's problems
(NOT the peers preblens)
For expressions like the Irish, the French, see 212.

12 adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner say how something happens.
Examples: happily, quickly, terribly, beautifully, badly, well, fast.
Don't confuse these adverbs with adjectives (happy, quick, etc.) We use
adverbs, not adjectives, to modify verbs.

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verb + adverb

y | ‘
She sang beautifully. (NOT She-sang-beautifut )
I . :
We'll have to think quickly. (NOT ... ¢hink-quiele.)
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She danced happily into the room. (NOT She-daneec-happy ...)
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| don't remember that evening very well. (NOT ... very goed.)
2 Adverbs of manner can also modify adjectives, past participles, other
adverbs, and adverbial phrases.

adverb + adjective adverb + past participle
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It's terribly cold today. This steak is very badly cooked.
(NOT ... terrible-ecid ...) (NOT ... badeooked.)
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+
[adver + adver | adverb phase
adverbial
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They're playing unusually fast. He was madly in love with her.
(NOT ... ttestatfast.) (NOT... mad...)

Some adverbs of manner have the same form as adjectives.
Examples are fast (see 127), slow (see 308), loud, wide and hard (see
150).
For the use of adjectives with ‘copula verbs’ like /ook or seem, see 91.
For adjectives ending in -/y, see 8. For the position of adverbs of manner, see
14.6. For spelling rules, see 327.