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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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How do you adjust a 700r4 transmission?
kickdown cable. it connects to the linkage on the carb's throttle. as the throttle goes in the kickdown goes out.
Is comprehensible an adverb or adjective?
Comprehensible is an adjective. The adverb is comprehensibly.
A switch engineer is a specific type of engineer. This engineer is specifically used for controlling data transmission over systems with electronic switching.
How is why used in the English language?
The word 'why' is an adverb, a noun, and an exclamation.
The adverb 'why' modifies a verb and introduces a question or an adverbial clause.
Examples:
Why are those trucks in the drive?
I don't know why the trucks are in the drive.
The noun 'why' is a word for a reason or explanation.
Example: Explain to me the how and the why of your actions.
Example exclamation: Why! It's none of your business.
No, it is not. Telling is the present participle of the verb (to tell) and may be used as a verb form, a participial, a noun, and occasionally an adjective (revelatory, or having a strong effect).
The word 'why' is considered an adverb, which can introduce a question (interrogative) or an adverbial phrase. For example:
Why did he go? (the adverb 'why' modifies the verb 'did go')
He told me why he went. (the adverb 'why' introduces the adverbial clause that modifies the verb 'told')
The interrogative and relative pronouns take the place of a noun antecedent. For example:
Who gave you the flowers? (the pronoun 'who' takes the place of the noun that is the answer to the question)
My sister who has a garden gave me the flowers. (the pronoun 'who' introduces a relative clause that refers to the noun antecedent 'sister')
What is the adverb in this phrase the mail carrier finally arrived?
finally. You can often recognize adverbs by the -ly ending.
What is the adjective or adverb in the sentence The bus moved faster than the bicycle?
Faster.
Here, it is used as an adverb describing how the bus moved.
Is the word several an adverb?
No, the word 'several' is an adjective and an indefinite pronoun.
The word 'several' is an indefinite pronoun. a word that takes the place of a noun for an amount more than two but not many.
Example: You may have one, I have several.
The word 'several' is also an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.
Example: You may have one, I have severalpens.
Is ever a pronoun a verb an adjective an adverb a preposition conjunction or interjection?
The word 'ever' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb or an adjective. Example:
Have you ever been to Hawaii?
My ever busy mother still has time to take me shopping.
Pages is not an adverb. Pages is a noun.
Here is a sentence using pages: My book has 284 pages.
Yes, it is the adverb form of the adjective fierce.
It means violently or fervently.
Yes. For example: "The lion hunts fiercely." The word 'fiercely' is describing the verb 'hunt'.
Is always an adjective noun verb or adverb?
The word 'always' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
We always go to grandma's for the holidays. (modifies the verb)
My always thoughtful neighbor gave me the flowers. (modifies the adjective)
This part of the piece is always slowly played. (modifies the adverb)
Is as you an adverb clause or an adjective clause?
The term 'as you' is not a clause without a verb.
But a clause introduced by 'as' is an adverb clause adding how, when, why to the statement made.
As you said, it was more expensive than expected.
We put the steaks on the fire as you arrived.
How do you lose 40 pounds in 17 days quickly?
It is not advisable to lose 40 pounds in only 17 days. You can lose weight fairly quickly by exercising at least 30 minutes per day and eating healthy foods.
No. The word 'regularly' is not a conjunction, but an adverb. It describes how or when something is done, e.g. I wash my car regularly. A conjunction is used to join part of a sentence, and the word 'regularly' does not serve that function.
The word 'eagerly' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
We eagerly took our seats as the lights went down. (modifies the verb 'took')
It was the eagerly awaited occasion of the season. (modifies the adjective 'awaited')
What is an adverb expectation?
The adverb form of the word expect is expectedly.
An example sentence for you is: "Perhaps expectedly, the show was an instant box office hit".
