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Because they add information, adverbs are close relations to adjectives, as you can see:

Adjectives	Adverbs
essential	essentially
hypnotic	hypnotically
interesting	interestingly
dark	darkly

Don’t be tricked, however, by believing that all adverbs end in -ly. They’re very common, but the adverb family includes several other forms: afterwards, enough, always, nevertheless, otherwise.

The difference between adjectives and adverbs is that adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives and even other adverbs:

MODIFYING A VERB	He trudged wearily along the road.(How did he walk along the road?)
MODIFYING AN ADJECTIVE	She’s an exceedingly lucky girl.(To what extent is she lucky?)
MODIFYING ANOTHER ADVERB	The engine turned over very smoothly.
	(How smoothly did it turn over?)

Adverbs are often required where adjectives are incorrectly used, and vice versa. A guide to their usage will be found on page 120.