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What can adverb modify?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 7/28/2025

Adverbs modify 'Verbs, and 'adjectives'.

e.g.

He ran quickly ; 'Ran' is the vern ' quickly' is the adverb.

She wore an intensely red coat. ; 'Intensely' adverb, modifying the 'adjective' red'. Not the verb 'wore' , and 'coat is a noun .

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