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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 for devastate?
The verb devastate has the present participle devastating, which can be an adjective. Its related adverb is devastatingly.
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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Is together a personal pronoun?
No, the word 'together' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example:
- They danced together for the whole evening.
- Fran and Frank went to the mall together.
- Together only a short time, they became good friends.
The word 'together' is also used informally as an adjective:
- Mavis runs a together office.
No, compact is not an adverb. It is a verb, adjective and a noun.
The adverb forms of this word are compactly and compactedly, depending on the context.
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How many adverb the sentence have They decided very abruptly to hold meetings monthly?
2. Abruptly and monthly.
No, it is not an adverb.The word doing is a verb form (a participle) and gerund (noun). There is no adverb form.
What do adjectives and adverbs do to a sentence?
Adjectives and adverbs help describe your sentence in more detail.
Can early be an adjective and an adverb?
Yes the word "early" can be both an adjective and an adverb.
No, it is always an adjective, noun or pronoun.
The adverb "severally" is unwieldy to use.
Examples:
There are several ways into the castle.
Several people have disappeared.
Several of the men became worried.
Hundreds of residents became ill, and several died.
Yes, the word awfully is an adverb.
An example sentence with this word is: "this looks awfullysmall".
The word "lumber" is a verb and a noun.
"He is going to lumber the trees in the back garden".
Yes, idiomatically it can be an adverb, meaning nearly or practically
(e.g. next to impossible).
The pair can also be a compound preposition that means "adjacent."
It can be an adverb, when used to mean "practically" or almost.
(Getting a seat on the bus is next to impossible.)
It is usually a preposition, meaning adjacent.
(The table is next to the wall.)
No, the word cottage is not an adverb.
The word cottage is in fact a noun, because it is a thing or place.
Yes, terrifically is an adverb. It has come to mean extremely, or tremendously.
What is the adverb for predict?
The adverb forms for the verb to predict are predictably and more rarely predicatively.
No, it is not. Half is a noun meaning one of two parts, or equal parts of a whole.
No. Clever is an adjective. The corresponding adverb is cleverly.
Replenish is not an adverb. It's a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action or state of being, or occurrence. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
