Yes, it is a combined phrase: (did something) as fast, as she could (do it). It acts as an adverb of manner, as does quickly.
An adverb phrase is two or more words that act as an adverb. It would be modified by an adverb or another adverb phrase.
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).
No, apple is a noun not an adverb. An adverb describes a verb or how an action was done; she ran fast, fast is the adverb.
The adverb phrase commonly answers questions such as how, when, where, why, or to what extent.
No. Gathered is the past tense, and past participle, of gather. It can be an adjective. Only in a participial phrase could it act as an adverb.
Yes, "dangerously fast" is an adverb phrase. Here, "dangerously" functions as an adverb modifying the adjective "fast," indicating the manner or degree of speed. Together, they describe how fast something is, emphasizing that it is at a perilous level.
No. The phrase "above the surface" is a prepositional phrase which could be used as an adverb. It has a preposition, an article, and a noun, but no adverb.
It is a prepositional phrase. It could be used as either an adjective or an adverb.
"To become famous" is an infinitive phrase. It could serve as a noun, adjective, or adverb, but there is no adverb in it.
It could be either. This is determined by the word it modifies. Adverb phrase: The house was built on the hill. (modifies was built) Adjective phrase: The house on the hill is haunted. (modifies house)
No, it is a verb phrase. You could add an adverb to it, as in "should have seen CLEARLY."
"Incredibly" is an adverb of degree. It is used to modify adjectives or other adverbs, intensifying their meaning. For example, in the phrase "incredibly fast," it emphasizes the extent of how fast something is.
An adverb phrase is two or more words that act as an adverb. It would be modified by an adverb or another adverb phrase.
It is an adverb phrase, modifying a verb. There is no noun that could be modified by "until."
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It could be either: The hours after the hike were mostly spent recuperating. (adjective) The scoutmaster talked to the boys after the hike. (adverb)