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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
Is there an adverb beginning with V?
Both very and verily are adverbs.
Verily is an old-fashioned or religious word meaning `truly'. It is used to emphasize a statement or opinion. (Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.)
Other V adverbs are variously, vehemently, vicariously, visually, voluntarily, and vertically.
What are the verb and adverb in the sentence Jason got his bicycle early?
The verb in the sentence is 'got', the adverb is 'early'.
When did Jason get his bicycle? He got it early.
How do you use fast as an adjective and adverb?
The word fast is a very busy word; fast is an adjective, an adverb, a verb, and a noun.
The adjective: fast friend, faster car, fastest runner
The adverb: hold fast, runs faster, dries fastest
The verb: We fast for Lent. He fasts for Ramadan. We are fasting today. I fasted the day before surgery.
The noun: The fast is for two days. Fasts are sometimes used as a form of protest called hunger strikes.
Is the word fortunately an adverb?
Fortunately is an adverb, yes.
Some example sentences are:
Fortunately, I have a backup copy.
We fortunately arrive don time.
The adverb is completely.
No. The word held is the past tense of to hold. It may rarely be used as an adjective.
No, it's describing the noun.
eg. The greedy boy wasn't satisfied with what he had.
Greedy is telling what kind of boy he is.
What is an example of an adverb phrase indicating when?
Jack visited us on Friday.
Jack visited us very recently
jack visited us last year.
(the adverb phrases are in bold)
No, the word realized is the past tense of the verb to realize. The word realized is also an adjective.
What is the adverb for discord?
The adverb for discord would be discordantly. Remember, for adverbs, you basically are just adding "ly" at the end of the word.
Yes, the word today is used as an adverb.
The word today is also used as a noun and an adjective.
Click here for a dictionary entry for the word "today".
No. Annoyance is a noun. The related adverb is annoyingly.
If you mean "What is the adverb for necessary," the answer is necessarily. If not, you may want to rephrase your question.
Which adverbs modify other adverbs?
Adverbs of manner and adverbs of degree can modify other adverbs, as well as adjectives in most cases. Adverbs of degree, especially, give the quality or extent of other adverbs (e.g very quickly, too quickly, exceedingly quickly, not quickly).
Is often an adjective or an adverb?
The word often is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example sentences:
My mother often sang for me.
The play was the often told story of the beautiful princess and the wicked witch.
Plunged is a past participle or the simple past tense. "The door plunged into the water."
A past participle can be used as a noun or adverb. "The plunged door remained on the bottom of the lake." In that case plunged is used as an adjective. It modifies the noun door which makes it an adjective.
Theoretically it is possible to use it as an adverb. Then it would modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. I have no idea how to do it.
