Problems With Modifiers (8): The Adverbs of Manner (Fast) and (Late).

([This medication] [relieves] headache [fast])

- (S): This medication
- (V): relieves
- headache
- (fast): fast

([My roommate] [returned] home [late] last night)

- (S): My roommate
- (V): returned
- home
- (late): late
- last night

Remember that although most adverbs of manner end in (- ly), (fast) and (late) do not have (- ly) endings.

Avoid using the incorrect forms (fastly) and (lately).

Examples:

Incorrect: Helen types (fastly) and efficiently.
Correct: Helen types (fast and efficiently.

Incorrect: The plane is scheduled to arrive (lately) because of bad weather.
Correct: The plane is scheduled to arrive (late) because of bad weather.

Incorrect: Although he ran as (fastly) as he could, he did not win the race.
Correct: Although he ran as (fast) as he could, he did not win the race.

Incorrect: When students register (lately) for classes, They must pay an additional fee.
Correct: When students register (late) for classes, They must pay an additional fee.

Incorrect: First class mail travels as (fastly) as airmail now.
Correct: First class mail travels as (fast) as airmail now.