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Adverbs describe verbs.
Example:
The student walked quickly through the hallway.
"Walked" is the verb in this sentence, and "quickly" is the adverb, since it describes how the student is walking.
However, once you get deeper into writing, you will learn to strike all adverbs from your writing, as they are unnecessary and injur most sentences from reaching their full potential. For example, how can we improve the sentence used above without using any adverbs? The answer is verbs. The stronger your verbs are, the stronger your writing. Once you learn to use verbs to your advantage you will form better sentences and cut the fat from all of your writing:
The student rushed past the ambling students in the hallway.
The student hurried his way through the hallway.
The student streamed through the hallway.
See? Without adverbs, the sentence becomes more precise, and creates more of an image for the reader in a faster amount of time.
So, adverbs are good for basic writing, in that they help you come up with better verbs later on in life, but in advanced writing adverbs do not have much use.
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What part of speech normally uses the ending ly?
Adverbs typically use the ending -ly in English. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how an action is performed.
What are two things should be careful about when using adverbs?
Here are two:Use only appropriate adverbs of degree to modify adjectives and adverbs that already express a heightened degree (avoid such uses as very incredible, slightly amazing, or highly fantastic).Do not use negatives with adverbs of frequency that already express infrequency (avoid confusing modifier pairs such as not rarely, not seldomly).
Is smallest an adverb?
Yes, it can be. The words small, smaller, or smallest can be both adjectives and adverbs. There are, however, very few uses of smallest as an adverb compared to its uses as an adjective.
What are ten adverbs?
A list of the adverbs are She,me,he,him,had,her,it,do,don't,and we.
Does an adverb tell where?
Some adverbs (adverbs of place) tell where. Other adverbs are" adverbs of time - tell when or how long adverbs of manner - tell how adverbs of degree - tell how much
What modifies verbs adjectives and adverbs?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What are the uses of adverbs in a sentence?
Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. For example:'My cousin ran quickly' (quickly modifies the verb ran);'Her speed was very fast' (very modifies the adjective fast);'You could say that she ran extremely quickly' (extremely modifies the adverb quickly).
Can adverbs modify adjectives?
No, adverbs typically modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adjectives describe or modify nouns and pronouns.
What adverbs could describe you?
No adverbs can describe you. The word you is a pronoun, and adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Adverbs can modify all except a.other adverbs b.nouns c.verbs d.adjectives?
Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs do not modify (b) nouns.
What are the adverbs for 'was copying'?
In the phrase 'was copying,' there are no adverbs. There are no adverbs because it only has a verb in it.
What can't adverbs modify?
adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
