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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
No, the word bus is not an adverb.
The word bus is a noun, because it is a "thing". Depending on the context, it can also be a verb.
It can be. It can also be a preposition, an adjective, or a noun.
-- It is a preposition when it is followed by a noun.
"The planes were flying high above the clouds."
-- It is an adverb when it does not have a following noun.
"She stared up at the moon above."
-- It is an adjective when it refers directly to a noun.
"Please put your bags on the above shelf."
"Refer to the diagram above."
-- It is a noun when the reference noun is omitted.
"The above is an example of a clade."
What is the adverb for challenge?
The verb to challenge has the participle adjective forms challenging and challenged. There is a related adverb form challengingly.
No. Grateful is an adjective. The adverb form is "gratefully."
No. It is a past participle form of a verb, as it indicates a completed action or state. Adverbs in English commonly end in -ly.
Yes. It is the adverb form of the adjective sleepy.
Sample sentences:
Imagine waking up at a civilized hour, walking around sleepily as the coffee jug boils. (sleepily modifies the verb walking)
Her thick-lashed eyes look sleepily docile. (sleepily modifies the adjective docile)
What is the adverb form of concept?
The adverbial form of "concept" is "conceptually." For example, "Many fantasy novels are conceptually similar."
Should fully trained have a hyphen in it?
No. Fully, when used as an adverb, is not followed by a hyphen. :)
Yes, it is an adverb. It means in a required or necessary manner, i.e. it must be done. But it is often used in the negative form.
"Speed is not necessarily the main requirement in car racing."
What is the adverb in the sentence He keeps his collection upstairs?
The adverb is "upstairs" as it explains wherethe collection was kept.
No, it can be a pronoun, adjective, or interjection.
It cannot be used as an adverb, as wherever can.
No, the word fluffy is an adjective. There is a seldom-used adverb "fluffily."
No. Turn is a verb. Although there are participles that form adjectives (turned, unturned, turning), there are no adverbs for done in a turning manner. The closest is probably twistingly.
What is an adverb form of send?
The verb send has no adverb form. The participles sending and sent can be used as adjectives.
There is an adverb form of the adjective sendable, which is sendably (very rarely used outside networking).
I am not sure but NOT is an adverb of negation.
Examples:
No
Not
Never
Don't
How would you use monthly in a sentence as an adverb?
"I pay my telephone bill monthly."
(pronoun, verb, possessive adjective, noun, noun, adverb)
No. Productive is an adjective. The adverb is productively.
The word below can be an adjective, adverb or preposition. It is an adverb in the sentence:
"To see another example, look below."
The word "early" is an adverb, which may also be used as an adjective (e.g. early breakfast). There was a now-obsolete adverb, earlily.
