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Is using the phrase more better as form of humor racist since it is understood that an adverb more should not not be used to modify an adjective better?
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∙ 10y ago
The phrase "more better" ("mo bettah") is a term in pidgin English having no racist connotation.
Racist is defined as having or showing the belief that a particular race is superior to another. The only difference between the equally racist statement "My nationality is more better than yours" and "My nationality is better than yours" is that the former is grammatically incorrect. Better is already in its comparative form, so the comparative adverb is not needed to modify it.
Humor is defined as the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech. Being that racist statments are extremely insulting, there isn't anything humorous about them.
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Is silly an adverb?
No, "silly" is an adjective, not an adverb. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, while adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.
Can a preposition modify a verb adjective or adverb?
No it can't.
What part of speech does an adverb modify?
An adverb typically modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole clause.
How do you identify adjective and adverb clauses?
You have to determine what word or group of words the clause is modifying: adjective clauses modify nouns and pronouns while adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Which word is an adverb used to modify an adjective in the sentence It was quite late for a telephone call A telephone B for C quite D late?
The word "quite" is an adverb used to modify the adjective "late" in the sentence. It is describing the degree to which it was late for a telephone call.
Does an adverb modify a verb adjective or another adverb?
Yes. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Can an adverb or adjective modify a verb?
An adverb can modify or describe a verb.
What do adverb phrases modify?
Adverb phrases modify the verb, adjective, or adverb of the sentence.
Can an adjective modify an adverb?
No, it cannot. But an adverb can modify an adjective (e.g. almost bald) or another adverb (e.g. almost completely).
Does an adjective or adverb modify a verb?
An adverb modifies a verb. An adjective modifies a noun.
Is immediately an adverb?
Yes. It can modify a verb or an adjective. It is the adverb form of the adjective immediate.
What is a word that may modify a verb an adjective or an adverb?
an adverb
What does an adverb clause modify?
It modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb.
Is there not an adverb?
The word not is an adverb. The word there can be an adverb. The combination "not there" is a compound adverb.The homophone phrase "they're not" includes a pronoun, a verb, and an adverb, because the adverb not has to modify an understood adjective or adverb (e.g. "They're not colorful).
Is an adverb a verb?
No. An adverb is a modifier that can modify a verb (or an adjective, or another adverb).
What does an adverb motify?
An adverb, by definition, can modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Can an adverb modify an adjective?
Yes, an adverb can modify an adjective. For instance, you could say "I saw a very fast runner." Very, an adverb, modifies fast, an adjective. Another example is "The shelf is too high" where too (adverb) modifies high (adjective).
