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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
Humbly ! A sentence now: Dinie Slothouber humbly asked Mitch Longley to consider her feelings.
Yes, the word thoughtfully is indeed an adverb.
An example sentence for you is: "The Valentine's card was very thoughtfully made".
The participial form of "to think" is "thought" so the adjectives would include thoughtful or thoughtless, and the adverbs thoughtfully and thoughtlessly. The present participle (thinking) creates the adverb unthinkingly. The adjective unthinkable creates the adverb unthinkably.
Thoughtfully is the adverb form derived from think.
Adverbs that can be used with the verb think are:
clearly
cleverly
creatively
resourcefully
passionately
objectively
impartially
fairly
What is the adverb in the sentence Marcos foolishly believed that the painted rock was real gold?
The adverb is foolishly and it modifies the verb believed.
Yes, it is. It is the adverb form of the adjective apologetic.
Yes, the word emotionally is an adverb.
An example sentence is: "she was emotionally involved with the witness".
No. The word folk is a noun, also used as an adjunct or adjective. Another adjective form is "folksy." The adverb (folksily) is seldom used.
What are the two adverbs that could be used to modify think?
I can think of more than two! Try: Carefully Quickly Slowly Intelligently Deeply Briefly.
No, the word 'happily' is the adverb form of the adjective happy. The adverb 'happily' describes the manner of an action (verb) as in a happy manner; with pleasure; by good fortune.
The noun form of the adjective happy is happiness.
There is no plural form for the pronoun 'there', a word that introduces a statement by taking the place of a noun for a specific place or circumstance (as used to introduce this sentence).
The word 'there' has no plural form as an adverb: The bus stops there.
The word 'there' has no plural form as an interjection: There! That didn't take long.
No, empathy is a noun. The adjective is empathic and the adverb may be empathically or empathetically.
No. Showed is the past tense of the verb to show. The participle shown may be an adjective.
There is no direct adverb form.
What is the adverb for honest?
The word honest is an adjective meaning truthful, moral, or fair. The noun form is honesty. The related adverb is honestly.
What adverbs describe a bully?
Since the word bully is a noun, it would be described by adjectives, not by adverbs. Adverbs describe verbs, or other adverbs or adjectives.
A bully can be described as cruel, antisocial, nasty, aggressive, abusive, unpleasant, repugnant, horrible, and vicious.
No.
Had been is a verb phrase.
had = the past tense of have
been = the past participle of be
Together like this they form past perfect tense eg:
We met after I had been to Europe.
What is the adverb for lengthy?
The adverb is the rarely-seen lengthily. Normally this meaning is expressed by the adverbial phrase "at length." The adverb long can also be used (e.g. a change long anticipated).
No. It is either a noun (referring to a bird that lives near water) or a verb (referring to the action of squatting to avoid weapons-fire).
No, the word unconscious is an adjective (also a noun). The adverb form is "unconsciously."
