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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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What kind of adverb is hardly?

Hardly is an adverb of degree; an adverb that tells the degree or extent to which something happens or is done.

Is suddenly a noun or verb?

The word 'suddenly' is the adverb form of the adjective 'sudden'.

An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

The noun form of the adjective 'sudden' is suddenness.

Examples:

The car ahead of me suddenly stopped. (modifies the verb 'stopped')

The picnic ended when a sudden storm came through. (adjective)

The suddenness of her departure surprised everyone. (noun)

Is flew an adverb?

No, It is a verb. Flew is the past tense of the verb fly.

What are some adverbs about bats?

Some adverbs that can be used when speaking of bats include the words quickly, suddenly, and fast. Other adverbs that could be used include above, nightly, and incredibly.

A collective noun a day of the week and an adverb?

Collective noun: string

Day of the week: Monday

Adverb: very

Example: The recent string of Mondays has seen very dreary weather.

What are the comparative and superlative of heavily?

They are more heavily and most heavily.

While the comparatives heavier and heaviest may be used as adverbs, they do so as forms of the word 'heavy' where it is used (rarely) as an adverb.

What is an adverb for fly?

There is none. It is too easy to say "by air" and communicate the intended thought.

There is a seldom-used word "flyingly" that has nothing to do with flight: it means highly successfully, as in the idiom "with flying colors."

Is cheered an adverb?

No, it is not. It is a verb form, the past tense and past participle of the verb "to cheer."

What is the comparative adverb of well?

The comparative form of both good and well is better His first book was better. (adj) We'll play better next time. (adv)

The superlative form of both good and well is best Who is the best singer? (adj) You can use brown or white sugar, but brown works best. (adv)
better

well better best

The kids all behaved well. The older kids behaved better. The senior kids behaved best.

Is from an adverb?

No. The word from is a preposition. However, with a noun object, it can form an adverbial phrase.

Who is Robespierre?

He was a French revolutionary and the leader of the radical Jacobins in the National Assembly. He wanted France to become a repubic and strongly supported the execution of King Louis XVI. He was elected into the Committee of Public Safety in 1793, and he was appointed as President of the National Assembly. Unfortunately his name is strongly tied with the Reign of Terror (which lasted from 1793 to his death in 1794. He guillotined thousands of people. At first the Royalists, next the supporters of them, next the people who were suspected to be supporters of the enemy groups, next everyone who knew a suspected person, from all the layers of the society from nobles to poor peasants (rather paranoic), and last some of the Jacobins who were not ethusiastic enough about the affairs in course. Ironically, Robespierre was guillotined at the end. And that was the end of the Reign of Terror (the peiod of the French Revolution was called this way because it was a nightmare). Some historians say that he personally was against the executions, but they were justified by the great danger, France was in at that time.

Is we an adverb?

No, we is a pronoun, the first person plural personal pronoun. There is a possessive adjective, our, and a possessive pronoun, ours. Our is the only modifier.

What is the definition of an adverb?

The definition of an adverb is words and phrases that describe or limit the meaning of a verb, an adjective,or a whole sentence. Adverbs answer the questions when, where, why, in what manner, or to what extent. An adverb is a adjective (usually ending in "ly"), that describes a verb. E.g: The boy ran Swiftly.

What are 5 adverbs 2 describe witches?

Adverbs give information about verbs but witch is a noun. Adjectives describe nouns.

Adjectives and adverbs describe an absolute state or condition?

Adjectives and adverbs are both words in sentences that describe other words.

Adjectives describe the absolute state or condition of a noun. For example, "tall" can describe "boy".

Adverbs describe the absolute state or condition of a verb. For example "runs" can be described by the adverb "quickly".

What is the superlative adverb of tuneful?

tunefully is the adverb, most tunefully the superlative.

She sang most tunefully

Why do you need to be careful of adverbs when you are combating wordiness?

If you rely on adverbs to create interesting sentences, the result can be lazy verb choices and weak sentences.

Is July an adverb?

No. July is a proper noun. However, when it is used with a verb, the preposition "in" or "during" may be omitted.

What is the adverb in this sentence: Mr. Morris worked patiently with the new sentence?

patiently

Adverb: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., patiently, patient, then, there ).

What is an adverb for tidy?

The adverb form of the adjective tidy is tidily. It means in a tidy or neat manner.

What is the degree of the adverb more swiftly in a sentence?

It is in the comparative degree. It shows a comparison between two things.

This boat moves more swiftly than the last one we used.

Is the word white an adverb?

The word white as a color is an adjective. It refers to a noun, not a verb. It can also be a noun meaning the color white, or the white part of an egg or of an eye