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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 word picture is not an adverb.
The word picture is a noun and a verb.
An adverb form of the word would be picturably, though this word is rare in modern literature.
* The adverb phrase is "in its orbit" and modifies the verb "continues"
(in its orbit around the Earth including the adjective phrase)
*The adverb clause is "as the Moon continues in its orbit around the Earth."
Yes, it is. The adverb means to do something in a lavish or expensive manner.
No, it is not. It is the past tense and past participle of the verb to relieve (to free, ease, or reduce, or to assume a task from another). It may be a verb form, a participial, or an adjective (e.g. relieved troops, relieved tensions).
No, magnify is a verb. There is no direct adverb form, although both magnified and magnifying can be adjectives.
Yes, it is an adverb. It is made from the adjective unsurprising, which comes from surprising, the present participle of the verb to surprise.
Yes, if it describes an action where "hard" is how the action occurred (e.g. he worked hard, he fell hard onto the ground). Otherwise, hard applied to a noun or action noun is an adjective meaning tough, difficult, or strong (the work is hard, the bread is hard).
No, it is not an adverb. The word flown is the past participle of the verb to fly. It can be a verb form, participial, or adjective.
What is the adverb in the sentence Correctly underline the adverb in this sentence?
Correctly is the adverb in that sentence.
It can be. But wherever is usually a conjunction that connects an adverb clause. e.g. "You see them wherever you go."
The rare case of wherever being an adverb would be an as exaggerated version of the word "where" - e.g. "Wherever did he go?"
Yes, it is. It is the adverb form of the adjective pleasant (enjoyable, agreeable).
No, it is not. The word paused is a past tense verb or past participle, or an adjective meaning temporarily stopped.
No, it is not. It is an adjective (odd, strange, or inquisitive), and the adverb form is curiously.
It is an adverbial phrase. Both words separately are adverbs, but quite is an adverb of degree modifying the adverb clearly, which modifies a verb.
Can perforce be used as a noun?
No, the word 'perforce' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb as by force or circumstances.
Example: My bills are in arrears so I must perforce find a second job.
No, it is not. Traveling (also travelling) is the present participle of the verb to travel and can be a verb form, a participial, a noun, or an adjective/noun adjunct (as in traveling salesman).
No, it is not. the word miss is a title, a noun (not a hit), or a verb (to not hit a target, or to feeling longing).
After a fire, the owl easily finds food in open areas.
No it is not. It is an adjective, and the adverb form is pleasantly.
The adverb clause is "since advertisements are sometimes misleading" and it is modifying the verb "read" in the sentence. The subordinate conjunction "since" introduces the adverb clause that explains the reason or cause for reading labels carefully.
