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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 opposite of adverb politely?
The opposite of politely is impolitely.
Both politely and impolitely are adverbs.
What is the adverb form of wide?
The word wide can be an adverb, but the usual adverb form is widely.
The wrench opens wide to accommodate large bolts.
She smiled widely at the prospect of a vacation.
No. Nasty is actually an adjective, because it is used to describe a noun or pronoun.
Example: Her cat was nasty.
Her - possessive adjective (pronoun)
cat - noun
was - linking verb
nasty - adjective
There is an adverb form, which is "nastily."
No. Goodly (mostly archaic) is an adjective, despite the -LY form. It usually modifies "number" and means considerable, or substantial.
No, it is not. Detailed is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'to detail' and can be used as an adjective.
What is a word that can describe a verb adverb and an adjective?
Adverbs can modify verbs, adverbs or adjectives.
Example: definitely
He is definitely skilled in music.
He definitely hurried when he saw me behind him.
He is definitely too fat.
There are two adverbs in that sentence: "outdoors" and "terribly". "Outdoors" modifies the verb "go" and "terribly" modifies the adjective "cold".
No, apple is a noun not an adverb. An adverb describes a verb or how an action was done; she ran fast, fast is the adverb.
How can you use near as an adverb?
"Near" can be used as an adverb to describe the location of something in relation to another object or place. For example, "The store is located near the park," uses "near" to indicate the proximity of the store to the park.
Yes, covertly is an adverb.
Some example sentences using this word are:
The spy covertly stole the secret plans.
The police have been covertly watching him for weeks.
Are prepositions or adverbs at the end of a sentence?
In English, it is generally acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition, especially in spoken language. However, in formal writing, it is often preferred to rephrase the sentence to avoid ending it with a preposition. Adverbs can also appear at the end of a sentence to modify a verb or adjective.
Yes, it is. The noun is pain, and the adjective form is painful.
The word he is a pronoun; an adverb modifies a verb or an adverb.
What is the adverb form of busy?
Busily is the adverb of busy.
An example sentence is: "the beaver busily built the dam".
Another example is: "Fred is busily painting the portrait".
What is the adverb for patient?
Patiently is the adverb of patient.
An example sentence is: "the cat waited patiently for her human to fill the bowl with tuna".
Another example is: "the teacher patiently stared at the student, waiting for an answer".
What is the adverb from ability?
able' is the adjective
'ably' is the adverb
'enable' is the verb (to make able) - usually we ad 'en' to the end of nouns to achieve this (EXAMPLE : strengthen, lighten, etc.)
Also, 'disable' (to remove ability)
It can be part of an adverb phrase, such as "other than as expected." Other is usually a pronoun, noun, or adjective.
No, it is an adjective. the adverb form is "effectively."
(it can mean "in an effective manner" or "having the result of")
