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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 growing is not an adverb. Growing is an adjective and a verb.
The adverb form of the word growing is growingly.
Some adverbs are used to modify an adjective. Adverbs that do this are: very, extremely, really, totally, absolutely, quite, fairly, well. These are normally placed before the adjective.
- It was very hot yesterday.
- He is totally crazy.
So, yes, totally is an adverb.
No, "crumbling" is not an adverb.
The word "crumbling is a noun and a verb.
Does the adverb quickly express time manner or place?
It is an adverb of manner -- despite seeming to suggest time, it does not define either speed or frequency. The same applies to synonyms such as "rapidly."
What is the adverb for jiggle?
The verb to jiggle has the related adjectives jiggling, jiggled, and jiggly. The adverb form is not listed, but it would be of the form jigglily.
No, the word 'something' is an indefinite pronoun and an adverb.
The indefinite pronoun 'something' takes the place of a noun for a thing unknown or unnamed.
Examples:
There's something in your hair.
I saw something out of the corner of my eye.
The adverb 'something' is used to emphasize an adjective.
Examples:
She's acting something weird.
He's coughing something awful.
Why do you think Robespierre was able to rise so quickly in the rebel ranks?
He rose so quickly through the ranks because he accused his comprtitors and had them tried and executed
Stormed
The only adverb in that sentence is fast.
An adjective describes a verb and an adverb describes a noun?
An adjective describes a verb, and an adverb describes a noun
How do you describe lions with adverbs and verbs?
Lions cannot be described with verbs and adverbs. Verbs show an action or a state of being; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Lions is a noun. Adjectives describe nouns. Some adjectives that describe a lion are ferocious, scary, and large.
"Spicy" is an adjective that describes a taste or flavor. It is not an adverb.
What is the adverb in this sentence the ball flew through the net?
There are no adverbs in the sentence you have submitted.
The = article
ball = noun
flew = past tense irregular verb
through = preposition of movement
the = article
net = noun
