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Is the clause Who were all comedians an adjective or adverb clause?
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"Who were all comedians" is a adjective clause (a relative clause), for example:
Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Burns and Allen, Stu Erwin, and The Goldbergs, who were all comedians, were TV stars of the early 1950s.
The relative clause 'who were all comedians' is a clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'who' and relates back to and further describes the subject nouns (names).
See the links below for simple descriptions of adjective and adverb clauses.
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Is clearly an adjective?
No, clearly is an adverb. The glass was clear. (adjective) Jane cleared her throat before the speech. (verb) She clearly said all of the rules. (adverb)
Is the word greatly an adjective or an adverb?
"Great", "greater", and "greatest" are all adjectives, more particularly the normal, comparative, and superlative degrees of the root adjective "great".
Is apparently an adjective or verb or noun?
The word 'apparently' is the adverb form of the adjective 'apparent'.The adverb 'apparently' is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb as 'from appearances'.Examples:He apparently had a good time (modifies the verb 'had')One of the apples is apparently bad. (modifies the adjective 'bad')She created all of this from apparently very little money. (modifies the adverb 'very')
Change the Adverb 'gradually' to an Adjective?
Here is a sentence with the Adverb gradually: The boy gradually learned to ride his bike. Here is a sentence in which I have changed the Adverb gradually to an Adjective: The gradual boy took a long time to learn how to ride his bike. Basically, all you need to do was take of the ending -ly.
What part of speech is the word wise?
Like most words that end in -ly (but not all!) the word wisely is an adverb.
Is the clause in parentheses an adjective or adverb clause Groucho Marx whose real name was Julius Marx was one of four famous brothers (who were all comedians).?
adjective
Is the clause in parentheses an adjective or adverb clause Groucho Marx (whose real name was Julius Marx) was one of four famous brothers who were all comedians.?
adjective
Is who were all comedians an adverb or adjective?
In the sentence 'Who were all comedians?' the word 'who' is an interrogative pronoun; the word 'were' is the verb; the word 'all' is an adjective describing the noun 'comedians'.
Is the clause who were all comedians an adjective clause?
Yes, the relative pronoun "who" begins adjective clauses, those that modify nouns. The same applies to the words whom, whoever, whose, that, and which.
Is all an adverb?
no it is a adjective
Is precisely an adverb or an adjective?
precisely is an adverb; the corresponding adjective is precise.
Is all an adjective?
The word "all" can function as an adjective, adverb, pronoun, or noun.
Is certainly an adjective?
No, never is not an adjective. Adjectives describe nouns. Never is an Adverb. Adverbs describe verbs and adjectives.
Is there an adjective or an adverb?
The word there is usually an adverb, referring to a location. It can be used as an adjective, especially in idiomatic phrases (all there, over there).
Is devouringly an adverb?
Yes, it is an adverb. It is the adverb form of the adjective (and gerund). devouring, and it means in a dvouring or all-consuming manner.
Is clearly an adjective?
No, clearly is an adverb. The glass was clear. (adjective) Jane cleared her throat before the speech. (verb) She clearly said all of the rules. (adverb)
What are all part of the speech?
noun verb adjective adverb
