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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 the adverb form of wide?
The word wide can be an adverb, but the usual adverb form is widely.
The wrench opens wide to accommodate large bolts.
She smiled widely at the prospect of a vacation.
No. Nasty is actually an adjective, because it is used to describe a noun or pronoun.
Example: Her cat was nasty.
Her - possessive adjective (pronoun)
cat - noun
was - linking verb
nasty - adjective
There is an adverb form, which is "nastily."
No. Goodly (mostly archaic) is an adjective, despite the -LY form. It usually modifies "number" and means considerable, or substantial.
No, it is not. Detailed is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'to detail' and can be used as an adjective.
How can you use near as an adverb?
"Near" can be used as an adverb to describe the location of something in relation to another object or place. For example, "The store is located near the park," uses "near" to indicate the proximity of the store to the park.
No. Joy is a noun. To use it as an adverb, you would need forms such as joyously or joyfully.
Yes, covertly is an adverb.
Some example sentences using this word are:
The spy covertly stole the secret plans.
The police have been covertly watching him for weeks.
Are prepositions or adverbs at the end of a sentence?
In English, it is generally acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition, especially in spoken language. However, in formal writing, it is often preferred to rephrase the sentence to avoid ending it with a preposition. Adverbs can also appear at the end of a sentence to modify a verb or adjective.
What is a word that can describe a verb adverb and an adjective?
Adverbs can modify verbs, adverbs or adjectives.
Example: definitely
He is definitely skilled in music.
He definitely hurried when he saw me behind him.
He is definitely too fat.
There are two adverbs in that sentence: "outdoors" and "terribly". "Outdoors" modifies the verb "go" and "terribly" modifies the adjective "cold".
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.
Yes, it is. The noun is pain, and the adjective form is painful.
The word he is a pronoun; an adverb modifies a verb or an adverb.
What is the adverb form of busy?
Busily is the adverb of busy.
An example sentence is: "the beaver busily built the dam".
Another example is: "Fred is busily painting the portrait".
No. It is an adjective. The adverb form is unbelievably.
What is the adverb for patient?
Patiently is the adverb of patient.
An example sentence is: "the cat waited patiently for her human to fill the bowl with tuna".
Another example is: "the teacher patiently stared at the student, waiting for an answer".
What is the adverb from ability?
able' is the adjective
'ably' is the adverb
'enable' is the verb (to make able) - usually we ad 'en' to the end of nouns to achieve this (EXAMPLE : strengthen, lighten, etc.)
Also, 'disable' (to remove ability)
Is the word Harshly an Adverb?
Yes, harshly is an adverb.
Some example sentences using this word are:
The judges harshly criticised his performance.
She harshly scolded her child.
