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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
'Truthful' is an adjective
'truthfully,' is the adverb.
In the English language 99% of adverbs end in '---ly'.
It's an adverb clause.
Does the adverb go before or after the verb?
it can go both before and after
Ex: Martin quickly ran inside for shelter from the rain.
Ex: Shelby wrote quickly to finish her final in time.
What are comparative and superlative adverbs?
With adverbs ending in -ly, you must use moreto form the comparative, and most to form the superlative.
With short adverbs that do not end in -ly comparative and superlative forms are identical to adjectives: add -erto form the comparative and -est to form the superlative. If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending.
Is unlikely an adverb or an adjective?
Unlikely, though it ends in -LY, is an adjective, not an adverb.
(*while "likely" can be either an adjective or adverb, e.g. He will likely join us, the use of "unlikely" as an adverb requires constructions that are virtually never seen in modern English)
Yes, it is. As an adverb, it answers the question "when."
No. Graceful is an adjective. The adverb form is gracefully.
What is the adverb for devastate?
The verb devastate has the present participle devastating, which can be an adjective. Its related adverb is devastatingly.
Can 'leading' be used as an adverb?
The word leading is a verb form and a gerund (noun). It can be used as an adjective, but not an adverb. The rarely seen adverb form is "leadingly."
No it is not. The word "raise" can be a verb and a noun.
Verb: To rise.
Noun: An increase in salary.
No, it is a conjunction.
*The word but acts like a preposition in phrases such as "none but the brave."
It is still a conjunction in compound structures such as "he was small but strong" (omits he was).
What is the adverb in the sentence Will you please just leave me alone?
alone- verb leave
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No, the word pedalling is not an adverb.
The word pedalling is a verb.
What is the adverb for softness?
The noun softness is related to the adjective soft. Its adverb form is softly.
No. Although "off" is an adverb, "take off" is an idiomatic verb. It is used to indicate aircraft departures (e.g. the flight took off) or removing something (e.g. She took off her shoes).
No, it is not an adverb. The word into is a preposition.
