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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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Is without an adverb or an adjective?
Well actually it can be used as an adverb AND a preposition! :)
It can be, but without is almost always a preposition. It acts like an adjective or adverb when the object is omitted.
It is most clearly an adverb when used in the pairing "within and without" which refers to an adjective.
It is not clearly an adverb in the usual example "to do without" (something).
The word "over" can be either an adjective, preposition or an adverb depending upon its usage in a sentence.
"The presentation is over" (Adjective)
"Throw that sheet over the bed" (Preposition)
"The fat hangs over his pants" (Adverb)
What is an adverb that rhymes with scary?
Adverbs almost always end in the letters "ly" so you're not really going to find one that rhymes with "scary" very easily.
Other types of words that rhyme with "scary" could include:
- hairy
- marry
- fairy
- dairy
Yes, the word surely is an adverb.
An example sentence is: "surely he will follow the rules now?"
Yes, it can be because it says "when" an action occurred.
"He left yesterday."
Yesterday can also be a noun when it just refers to the day.
"Yesterday is the day before today."
What is the adverb in the sentence I have tried hard to get good photographs of my friends?
Hard is the adverb modifying the past-tense verb tried. Tried is the action word, from try. Hard is describing how the action was done.
Yes, the word especially is an adverb.
An example sentence is: "this jam is especially tasty".
Adverbs can modify all except a.other adverbs b.nouns c.verbs d.adjectives?
Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Adverbs do not modify (b) nouns.
I'd say, no. You wouldn't say she pretty ran, you'd say she quickly ran or she quietly ran, because quickly and quietly are adjectives. You COULD say your poster is pretty, which describes a noun. So, it's an ADJECTIVE.
Is there an adverb in the sentence A batch of fresh pancakes will be made tomorrow?
Yes. Tomorrow is an adverb modifying the verb "will be made" and answering the question "when."
I believe on a scale of 1-10 8, an adverb points out, Where-How-When, and how much. That might help you.
It can be. Normally long is an adjective (a long walk, a long time) but it can act as its own adverb form in uses such as "Have you waited long?" (i.e. for a long time) or idiomatic uses such as "all night long."
How does an adverb describe an adjective?
An adverb typically answers questions such as "how", "when", "where", "how much", or "to what extent". An adverb modifying an adjective will often answer "how" or "to what extent" for adjectives. Here are examples:
"Sally noticed the brilliantly colored sunset out the break room window."
Brilliantly is the adverb modifying the adjective colored.
"He described the incident as slamming on his brakes when an extremely black dark suddenly appeared out of the darkness."
Extremely is the adverb modifying the adjective black.
Can an adverb modify an adjective or another adverb?
Yes. Here are some examples:
Rapidly running water (Rapidly is an adverb modifying "running" which is a present participle used as an adjective)
Very rapidly running water (very is an adverb modifying "rapidly").
Completely bald (the adverb completely modifies the adjective bald)
Almost completely bald (the adverb almost modifies the adverb completely)
What is the adverb of carefully?
Carefully is the adverb of careful.
Listen carefully I won't tell you again. (adverb)
Does an adverb or adjective usually end with Ly?
An adverb would be more likely to end in ly because it often tells us the manner in which the verb action was performed, such as slowly, angrily, carefully, etc. An adjective could also end in ly when it modified another adjective, but I think it would be rare.
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. The adverb forms of many adjectives have the suffix -LY and modify the verb rather than the subject noun.
Example : "Molly was happy. (adjective form, no adverb)
Example : "Molly was skipping happily." (happily modifies verb form)
Example : "Molly was extremely happy" (extremely modifies adjective happy)
Example : "Molly was running extremely fast." (extremely modifies adverb fast)
No. It is the past tense or conditional form of "will" as it is used as a helper verb. Similar words used as helper verbs are could (can), should (shall), and might (may).
No, the word "leaked" is not an adverb.
The word "leaked" is a verb.
Then is an adverb when it modifies a verb to say when an action or status occurs. It is more rarely a noun or adjective.
