Errors in the use of Adverbs (part-1)

 

                 Incorrect                                                                                 Correct

• Do you know to swim?                                             Do you know how to swim?
• He died two months before.                                     He died two months ago.
• This letter is bad-written.                                        This letter is badly-written.
• He is too strong.                                                        He is very strong.
• He is much happy.                                                    He is very happy.
• She is quite clever.                                                    She is very clever.
• I went directly to my father.                                    I went direct to my father.
• He oftenly comes late.                                              He often comes late.
• Wheat sells dearly nowadays.                                 Wheat sells dear nowadays.
• I am very satisfied with your work                        I am quite satisfied with your                                                                                         work.
• She is somewhat tall for her age.                            She is rather tall for her age.
• He is literally wept.                                                  He actually wept.
• The students left the hall by and by.                     The students left the hall one by                                                                                      one.
• He behaved cowardly.                                             He behaved like a coward.
• He treated me miserly.                                            He treated me like a miser.
• I do not know the reason                                        I do not know why he dislikes      why he dislikes me.                                                 me.
• This is the place where she was born.                   This is where she was born.
• He ran very fastly.                                                   He ran very fast.
• This task is too much difficult for me.                  This task is much too difficult                                                                                          for me.
• He was promoted as D.C.                                       He was promoted to D.C.
• She was named as Ferhat.                                      She was named Farhat.    
• The water is very hot to drink.                              The water is too hot to drink. 
• I am much pleased with it.                                     I am very pleased with it.   
• He is much tired.                                                     He is very tired. 
• I scarcely see a bear.                                               I rarely see a bear.    
• He behaved cowardly.                                            He behaved in a cowardly                                                                                                manner (or like a coward).
• Milk is too nutritious.                                             Milk is very nutritious.
• It is very hot to play football.                                It is too hot to play football.
• She is too pleased to see her.                                  She is very pleased to see her.
• I am very obliged to him for                                  I am much obliged to him for his  his kindness.                                                             kindness.
• He is very taller than I.                                          He is much taller than I.
• I feel much tired now.                                             I feel very tired now.
• This book is much interesting.                              This book is very interesting.
• I am very surprised at this.                                    I am much surprised by this.