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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.
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An elliptical adverb clause is one that omits words that may be understood. For example, in the sentence "he is more knowledgeable than I" the pronoun I is used because the full clause would be "than I am knowledgeable." The same applies for an omitted subject: "He was more startled than scared" omits the words "he was" before scared.
Naught is a noun substantive, used as a pronoun. The corresponding adjective is "naughty" meaning worth nothing. Ergo, the adverb is "naughtily".
No. Pride is a noun or verb.
As a noun" : Prides comes before a fall.
As a verb: She prided herself on her cooking.
"Proudly" or "Pridefully" is an adverb, though. Most adverbs end in 'ly'.
The adjective sure has the adverb form surely. It can mean certainly, inevitably, or without fail.
Why is it not acceptable to use two negative adverbs in the same sentence?
Because it will make your sentence positive.
The word 'this' is a pronoun and an adjective.
The word 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time. They are: this, that, these, those.
Example: This is mom's favorite movie. (the pronoun 'this' takes the place of the noun movie)
The word 'this' is an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.
Example: This movie is mom's favorite.
What is the adverb for embarrassing?
The adjective embarrassing has the adverb form embarrassingly.
*Embarrassing is the present participle of to embarrass, and may be a verb, adjective, or noun (gerund).
No, it is not an adverb. The word dollar is a noun. There is no adverb form.
What is the adverb for awkward?
The adverb is awkwardly.
It means in an awkward, inexperienced, or uncoordinated manner.
Yes it can be used as an adverb, but it is more often an adjective or preposition. Adverbially it means to, at or within a short distance or time; almost or nearly; and with or in a close relationship, e.g. "Taxpayers must hurry when the deadline draws near." Most of the uses of near to modify an adjective should more properly use "nearly."
Adjectival uses include near relative, near miss, near likeness, near side (the left side of a car or animal team), near route ( the most direct). An archaic meaning is close, stingy, parsimonious.
Preposition (used with an object):
"I shot an arrow near the target" is similar to "I shot an arrow over the target", or "I shot an arrow into the target." It starts a phrase which can be either adverbial (as that one is) or adjectival, like "Hand me the arrow near the desk."
No, it is not. It is a verb meaning to remove or expunge guilt.
No, it is not an adverb. The word camouflaged is a past tense verb, and is used as an adjective. There is no adverb form.
Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies you stopped near a mountain stream?
If you're using AOA the correct answer is:
Adverb phrase: near a mountain stream
Modified: stopped
No. The word scared is an adjective. The adverb form is "scaredly."
Possibly. Sickly is an adjective when used to mean in ill health (e.g. he was a sickly child) and may be seen as either an adjective or adverb when modifying a color (adjective) to mean ugly or repugnant (e.g. a sickly green hue). The open question is whether the word hue or green is being modified.
But sickly is an adverb, used preferentially over sickily, to mean in a manner indicating sickness.
(e.g. he coughed sickly).
No. Kind is an adjective or a noun, depending on which form of the word you are using.
Noun Example: That painting is one of a kind.
Adjective Example: You are so kind.
Yes it is. It means done in a comfortable way or fashion.
Sunny is an adjective.
We say:
A sunny day.
A sunny disposition.
The sunny side of the street.
The adverb 'sunnily' has rare but specific uses.
Better can be an adjective or adverb. It is the comparative form of "good" or "well."
Adverbs describe a verb, so if you're using it in a 'did something better' sense, then it's an adverb. It would be an adjective if describing a noun, someone or something better than someone else or better than previously. It can also be used in a variety of idioms.
