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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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Quietly is not a verb. It's an adverb, which is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
It may be an averb, and it may be an adjective.
Wait a while longer. (adverb)
She didn't stay longer than midnight. (adverb)
The Volga is longer than the Don. (adjective)
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No, the word hardly is an adverb a word that modifies a verb; for example:
- It hardly rains in the month of August.
- We hardly have any left.
- The race was hardly won but his extra effort made all the difference.
No. The word ticking is a verb form, or a noun, or an adjective (ticking clock). But it is not used as an adverb.
adverbs end in -ly so this is a frighteningly easy answer - NO!
No, the word cheerfully is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb; for example:
They cheerfully refunded our money, no questions asked.
The noun form for cheerfully is cheerfulness.
How can you form the comparative of the adverb smartly?
Smarter.
First find the base of smartly: smart. Now imagine the word for 'more smart.' Smarter. If you wanted to continue that pattern, and find the superlative, you would imagine the word for 'most smart,' smartest.
(If you want to make a comparative adverb, you simply say more adverb; for example, more smartly.)
Yes it is but make sure you do not confuse it with "outdoors".
No, ouch is not an adverb. An adverb describes a verb, such as "happily", or "swiftly".
The word "ouch" is an interjection, used to express pain or sympathy for pain.
Merely is an adverb, yes.
Some example sentences are:
I am merely just browsing.
He is merely trying to help.
What are abstractions of adhoc?
The word ad hoc (spaced compound word) is an adverb and an adjective for something done or arranged for a special purpose; from the Latin meaning 'to this'.
Adverb: The committee was formed ad hoc.
Adjective: They passed ad hoc legislation to mitigate the immediate crisis.
What words can you use as an adverb?
There are many. Here are some examples:
adverbs of time: today, soon, first, later, next
adverbs of frequency: often, never, occasionally, seldom
adverbs of place: here, there, below, down, indoors, outside
adverbs of manner: gracefully, quickly, badly, sadly, carefully, quietly, happily
adverbs of degree: very, quite, somewhat, too, not, extremely
Note that several ending in LY are forms of an adjective. One way of forming adverbs is adding LY to the adjective form, e.g. obvious-> obviously, even->evenly.
How do you use aboard as an adverb?
The adverb aboard is used to modify a verb, to tell more about a verb; for example:
"The travel bag that I carried aboard was too heavy to lift into the bin."
* Aboard is an adverb when the vehicle is already known.
"He reached the ship and went aboard."
"We ran to the bus and climbed aboard."
It is a preposition when used in the sentence:
We came aboard the ship together.
No. Motivated is a past tense verb, also used as an adjective.
The closest adverb form is "motivationally" (in a way designed to motivate).
No. Winning is the present participle of the verb (to win) and can be a verb form, adjective, or noun (gerund). There is an adverb 'winningly' but it has a different connotation.
An adverb is a descriptive word that modifies a verb. 'Winning' does not modify a verb (eg the sentence "Dave winning glanced at Karen, who melted" does not make sense, because 'winning' isn't an adverb), and therefore is not an adverb. In a sentence that uses 'winning': "Dave gave Karen a winning glance," 'winning' is modifying 'glance,' a noun, not 'gave,' the verb. Therefore, one may conclude that 'winning' is an adjective, not an adverb.
What is the comparative form of an adverb?
To find the comparative of an adverb, find its root word. Once you have the root word, conjugate it for more. For example, if you are trying to find the comparative for 'quickly,' first find the root, quick, then conjugate it for more quick: quicker.
(If you are asking how to make a comparative adverb, it's just more adverb. For example, more quickly.)
Is angrily an adverb or an adjective?
Angrily is an adverb. The easy way to tell is to ask if angrily describes a verb or a noun. For example, in "Angrily Joseph juggled for the disrespectful audience." 'angrily' describes Joseph's juggling, not Joseph. You can angrily stomp, angrily swear, angrily knock, angrily tell, and angrily defenestrate, but you cannot angrily Joseph, angrily beaver, or angrily window.
