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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 in the sentence Bob finally tied the ends of the rope?
Finally is the adverb in that sentence.
Yes. The phrase "not at all" is an adverb modifying an adjective. It indicates that the characteristic, trait, or state is not present to a great degree.
Example:
The shop is not at all crowded today.
The manager was not at all happy with the changes.
The idiom "at all" and the word "not" are both adverbs by themselves.
Neither sentence has two adverbs. The first sentence, "Bridget owns a huge black dog", doesn't contain any adverbs. The second sentence, "Enrique is an extremely talented baseball player", has only one adverb, "extremely".
No, it is not. Desk is a noun for a piece of furniture, or a named position on a newspaper or magazine.
Yes, it is an adverb. It is the adverb form of the adjective "essential" (requisite, important).
No. Buzzed is a past tense verb. It cannot modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Is as fast as she could an adverb phrase?
Yes, it is a combined phrase: (did something) as fast, as she could (do it). It acts as an adverb of manner, as does quickly.
Yes the word how can be an adverb.
For example, "How did you solve the sudoku puzzle?
Other times it can be a conjunction:
"He forgot how the switches had been set."
What is the adverb clause in You obviously like cake since you never miss a sale at the bakery?
The clause is "since you never miss a sale at the bakery." The other adverb is obviously.
Is raucous an adjective a noun or an adverb?
The word raucous is an adjective. The speech elicited raucous cheers.
No. Unhappy is an adjective meaning sad.
The adverb form would be unhappily.
No. Paintings is a plural noun. It cannot be used as an adverb.
No. The word sight is a noun or a verb (to look or aim). It is often confused with the homophone words cite (quote) and site (location).
It can be an adverb or an adjective, when it indicates direction. West can also be a proper noun, referring to a western region, such as the American Old West.
No. Sheep are animals, and the word sheep is a noun. It is the same plural as singular (sheep).
Only rarely is the adjective "rough" preferably used as an adverb (e.g the engine still runs rough). The usual adverb is "roughly."
The word fool is a noun. The related adjective is foolish and the adverb is "foolishly."
Adverbs often end in -ly. Often is an example of an adverb that does not end in -ly.
What is an adverb modifying another adverb?
Adverbs that modify other adverbs may be either adverbs of manner (e.g. surprisingly well) or of degree (very quickly, too far, exceptionally high, almost always). Adverbs of time or place seldom modify other adverbs.
No, glamorous is an adjective. The adverb form is "glamorously."
