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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
majestically, speedily, powerfully, suprisingly, startlingly, etc
Is shiny an adverb or adjective?
The word shiny is an adjective. There is a very rare adverb form (shinily).
Is often an adverb noun verb or adjective?
"Often" is an adverb. It shows frequency (how often the action is performed).
She often stops for coffee on her way to work.
Is speeding an adverb of manner?
Speeding is not an adverb of any kind. It is a present participle used as an adjective or a noun (gerund).
The adverb speedily is an adverb of manner.
What is the adverb of the word shame?
The adverb of the ward "shame" is shamefully.
An example sentence is: "he shamefully admitted to the theft".
"Consequences" (the plural of "consequence") is a noun.
Yes, "promptly" is an adverb. The -ly is usually a good indication that a word is an adverb.
Is developing beautifully proper to use in a sentence?
Yes, the word 'beautifully' is an adverb modifying the verb 'developing'; for example:
Your garden is developing beautifully.
What usually tells you more about a verb?
Adverbs tell more about verbs. "Usually" is the adverb in your sentence, and it tells us how often adverbs modify verbs.
Dear can be a noun or an adjective.
The adjective dear (precious, cherished) has the adverb form dearly.
Is such as an Adverb or a Conjunction?
The idiomatic construction "such as" is a determiner, closer to an adjective or adverb, and not a conjunction. It means "for example."
What is the verb for actually?
There is no verb form for actually, which is an adverb used to modify a verb; for example:
We actually went to Paris.
What kind of adverb is to dance?
It's not an adverb. 'to dance' is a verb (specifically, it is the infinitive part.)
This question confuses me. Grief is either an abstract noun:
e.g. His grief was incredible.
OR, in a very specific context, a verb. It does not have an adverb.
What is the one most common used adverb?
I'm not sure, but I would guess that one of the most common ones is 'well', for example; I drive well.
