Hello! I'm an English learner. Could you please help me with the following question?
1.Excited, the man started breaking the clay balls.
2.Excitedly, the man started breaking the clay balls.
Which sentence above is correct?
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They're both correct but they mean subtly different things, and they use different grammar.
The first sentence begins by using the adjective "excited" to describe a subject that is subsequently introduced (the man). If you add a few words in, it begins to make a bit more sense: "He was excited, and the man started ..." or "In an excited state, the man started ..."
The second sentence begins by using the adverb "excitedly" to describe a verb that is subsequently introduced (breaking). Another way of thinking about this is "In an excited manner, the man started ...".
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2: You need the adverbial -ly form, to describe the way he was breaking them.
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