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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.
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What is an example of an adverb in a sentence?
I strongly recommend paying your bill on time.Strongly is the adverb.
Is although a conjunctive adverb?
No, although is a subordinating conjunction. For the difference between conjunctions and adverbs, see Conjunctive adverbs on linguapress.com English grammar online
The adjective large has the adverb form "largely" (which means mostly).
What words are used to describe or modify verbs?
Adverbs are used to modify verbs. Often, but not always, an adverb will end with -ly.
The crowd clapped most excitedly of all at the seals tricks.
No. The ending LY is characteristic of adverbs, words that modify verbs (and adjectives and other adverbs). Examples are calmly, easily, simply, quickly, and generally.
But not all words ending in LY are adverbs.
Nouns: belly, doily, folly, gully, reply
Adjectives: hilly, holy, jolly, silly, surly, ugly
Verbs : fly, imply, rely, supply
What are the adverbs in the sentence Donna often walks quickly into work because she is always late?
The adverbs are often (walks), quickly (walks), and always (late).
The word until can BEGIN an adverb clause, but it is not an adverb by itself. The word until is a preposition or conjunction.
Actually, this does not seem to be a common expression in English, but rather, in some foreign languages. In English, adverbs are simply words that are used when describing (modifying) verbs. An example: the boy ran quickly down the street. The verb is "ran" and the word "quickly" describes how he ran. Another example: The teacher responded patiently to the student. The verb is "responded" and "patiently" describes how the response was given. When writing, it is always a good idea to be expressive-- to use descriptive words that clearly illustrate the points you are trying to make.
However, the term "expressive adverb" seems to refer to a certain type of adverb in one of the languages of Burma-- these words not only describe (modify) a verb but may be derived from that verb. I enclose a link to a grammar book of the Kham language, which gives examples of this time of adverbial construction.
Please is the adverb form of the verb please. It's all in how you use it.
Verb -- It pleases me to see him helping around the house.
Adverb -- Would you please stop yelling? I have a headache.
What type of word is this and that?
The words 'this' and 'that' are demonstrative pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
The demonstrative pronouns take the place of nouns and indicate nearer or farther; for example:
I like this better than that.
The adjectives describe nouns as nearer or farther; for example:
That car is more expensive than thiscar.
The adverb modifies a verb or another adverb as more or less in degree; for example:
I wasn't expecting this many responses.
He makes that much money!
The word more can be a noun, adjective, or adverb. It also forms comparative adjectives and adverbs.
He wants more. (noun)
There are more fish to be caught. (adjective)
The brothers talk more than their sisters. (adverb)
He is more truthful than his opponent.
The new machines do the job more easily.
What is the adverb for consideration?
The noun consideration is related to the verb consider and the adjectives considerate and considerable. These have the adverb forms considerately (in a manner showing consideration) and considerably, which instead means to a substantially greater extent (e.g. considerably larger or considerably colder).
Yes. Adverbs are used to describe the way something is done and often end in -ly. Lazily is a good example of an adverb. It is the adverb form of the adjective lazy.
Is hot an adjective or an adverb?
hot is most commonly used an adjective.
e.g. In "a hot drink", hot is an adjective because it describes the noun 'drink'.
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, but verbs that can be modified with 'hot' are very rare.
e.g. serve hot
If you think of lots of expressions using hot, you will find that the word hot usually plays an adjectival role.
Is do an adverb or an adjective?
No, the word 'do' is a verb (do, does, doing, done, did), a word for an act performed; often used as an auxiliary verb. Examples:
I like the strawberry, do you? Yes, I do. I do like strawberry.
