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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
What best descibes the details of the movement of water within a pot of boiling water?
Bubbly (bubbling), roiling, simmering.
The movement is usually a rolling boil.
The word 'think' is both a verb and a noun (not an adverb).
- The verb to 'think' is to have or form ideas in the mind; to believe that something is true, exists, or will happen; to have an opinion about someone or something; a word for an action.
- The word 'think' has a limited use as a noun as a word for a period of thought or consideration; a word for a thing.
No, babysat is the past tense of the verb babysit (meaning to look after a baby or a child needing supervision). An example would be, please come over and babysit for me this evening.
No,it is a verb form. It is the past tense and past participle of the verb (to dart).
No, a "Rabbit hole" is a noun. An adverb describes how something happens - for example, in the sentence "the cheetah movedquickly", the noun is the cheetah, the verb is moved, and the adverb is quickly.
No it is not. It can be a noun (an act or skit) or an adjective (meaning usual, normal, or typical).
Is the phrase of the illuminated side an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?
It is an adjective phrase, because it must apply to a noun (specifying what the noun applies to), e.g. the shadows of the illuminated side, the size of the illuminated side, the view of the illuminated side.
*The original version of this question is now an alternate.
No, irrational is an adjective. The adverb form is "irrationally."
Yes. Both further and farther (which are often interchanged or confused) can be adverbs. Further can be an adjective more often than farther.
Further as an adverb is often used figuratively to show a greater distance.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
excitingly
He excitingly told me about his new bike.
What is an example of adverbs of manner in a paragraph?
Adverbs of manner tell how something is performed. Any adverb of manner can be put into a sentence and a paragraph created from there.
Example:
Adam plays the guitar beautifully. His fingers move effortlessly and hypnotically.
(See related questions below for more examples of adverbs of manner.)
Yes, the word twice is an adverb. e.g. I played the game twice. (number of times)
WHAT is the adverb form of reception?
There is no adverb form for the noun 'reception'.
However, the adverb form for the adjective receptive is receptively.
No, the word "abrupt" is not an adverb. It is actually an adjective.
The adverb form of the word "abrupt" is abruptly.
Yes, it can be. But the word "as" is usually a conjunction, though it may also modify adjectives or adverbs (as late, as sweetly).
Is because an adjective or an adverb?
Because is neither an adjective nor an adverb. It's a conjunction.
No. Reviewed is a verb. It is the past tense form of "review".
Yes, the word abroad is indeed an adverb.
An example sentence with this word is: "I want to go abroad one day".
