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Adverbs
Includes questions related to the comprehension, usage and identification of the parts of speech that modify a verb, adverb or adjective such as quickly or very.
6,107 Questions
What is an adverb of manner for crept?
An adverb *related to crept* is creepingly. (not often used)
An adverb that *modifies crept* could be silently, stealthily, slowly, or inexorably.
What is a question that adverbs answer?
How?
For example:
Standard Sentence
He walked.
Sentence with Adverb
He walk carefully.
How did he walk? --> He walked carefully.
What is the adverb for endanger?
People are questioning it, but I have heard that the adverb for endanger is dangerously.
What is the adverb of disgust?
The adverb of disgust is disgustingly.
An example sentence is: "he disgustingly ate the rotten frog".
The adverb form of the word high is highly.
Some example sentences are:
He thinks highly of her.
The theory is highly unlikely to be true.
There is no direct adverb form.
Is often an adverb of frequency?
Yes, often is an adverb of frequency. Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens. Example: I often forget my keys when I leave the house.
What is the adverb of embarrass?
Embarrassingly is the adverb form of embarrass.
Some example sentences are:
That was embarrassingly awkward.
His mum embarrassingly gave him a kiss in front of his classmates.
There is no one adverb for the word focus. You used the definite article, the, as if there is only one word that could be an adverb for that word. This is not true. Just about any adverb could describe focus, just maybe not that well.
Examples:
quickly focus
slowly focus
intently focus
almost focused
well focused
poorly focused
etc
well, USUALLY adverbs end in ly, so if u want ton remember it just remember ly
Is the word safely an adjective or noun?
The word safe is a noun and an adjective.
The noun 'safe' (safes) is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a strong, fireproof and/or tamper proof box for keeping money or valuables.
Example: We keep our jewelry in a safe.
The adjective 'safe' (safer, safest) describes a noun as free or secure from danger, harm, or loss.
Example: We found a safe place to wait out the storm.
The noun form for the adjective safe is safeness or safety.
The word afternoon is a noun, a word for the period of the day from noon to evening.
Several dictionaries categorize 'afternoon' as an adjective; but only one, Oxford Dictionaries, categorizes 'afternoon' as an adverb. (eight dictionaries researched)
Yes, the word accordingly is an adverb.
An example sentence is:
"Please make sure you behave accordingly"
What is the Adverb for Familiar?
The adjective familar forms the related adverb familiarly. However, it means in the intimate manner of a family (e.g. he was familiarly known as Uncle Sid), rather than recognizably.
What is the adverb for convenience?
The noun convenience has the adjective form convenient (handy, or advantageous). The adverb form is conveniently.
How do you turn an adverb into an adjective?
In most cases where an adverb ends in LY (or -ally), you can remove that suffix to obtain an adjective.
E.g. ominously -> ominous, rapidly -> rapid
What are three things that adverbs describe?
Adverbs for me only describe 2 thing they describe verbs and adjectives.
What is the adverb for finance?
The noun or verb finance has the derivative adjective form financial. The adverb form is financially.
What is the adverb for speedy?
The adjective speedy has the adverb form speedily. It means done in a speedy fashion or manner.
What is the best way to figure out whether a word is an adverb?
An adverb word typically ends with an -ly suffix. However, adverbs also tell how or where something is performed or done.
