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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
No. The words "were stationed" are the past continuous tense (plural or you) forthe verb "to station." It cannot be used as an adverb.
No. Steady is an adjective. The adverb form would be steadily.
No. Wealthy is an adjective. There is a seldom used adverb form, "wealthily."
No. Awaken is a verb. There is a very rarely used adverb "awakeningly" generally used to mean having a waking or enlightening effect.
Is awful an adjective adverb noun or verb?
The word 'awful' is an adjective that describes a noun, or (informally) an adverb which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples:
Adjective: That was an awful movie.
Adverb: That was an awful long move. (more properly awfully)
No, the word enthusiasm is a state of being. If it were in its form, enthusiastically, it would be an adverb.
No, the word Australian is not an adverb.
Australian is actually a noun and an adjective.
No, it is not an adverb. Shadowy is an adjective (dark, hidden, secret).
What is the adverb for infection?
The noun infection has the adjective form infectious (which can also simply mean tending to spread, as in infectious laughter). The adverb form is infectiously.
No. Can't is a contraction of "cannot" which pairs an auxiliary verb (can) with an adverb (not).
How can you use an adverb to describe a milkshake?
An adverb can't be used to describe a milkshake. Milkshake is a noun, and adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Could the word young male function as an adverb?
Not alone.
Young male is two words, an adjective and a noun. It could be part of an adverb phrase, though, such as "The disease would be least dangerous to a healthy young male."
Is patiently an adverb or adjective?
The word patiently is an adverb (in a forbearing or unworried manner).
There is no adverb form for the verb to enact.
Some adverbs to modify the verb act are:
- quickly enact
- finally enact
- enact reluctantly
- enact eagerly
- soon enact
- eventually enact
How do you identify adjective and adverb phrases?
If the phrase describes (modifies) a noun or pronoun, it's an adjective phrase.
If the phrase describes a verb, adjective, or adverb, it's an adverb phrase.
No. Help is a noun or verb. A related adverb would be "helpfully."
(the adverb helpingly is virtually never used)
The adjectives for the noun and verb scare are scary and scared. The related adverbs are scarily (in a scary manner) and scaredly (in a scared or frightened manner).
No. Broke is a verb (past tense) which is also an adjective (meaning out of money). The past participle is broken which can also be an adjective. There is an adverb form, which is brokenly.
Is dark an adjective an adverb or a verb?
The word "dark" is an adjective.
An example sentence with this word is:
It would be really helpful if humans could see in the dark.
