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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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No, the word fond is not an adverb. This word is an adjective.
The adverb form would be fondly.
The word 'kind' is a noun and an adjective.
The word kind becomes an adverb when combined with the word of; the adverb is kind of, an adverb of degree.
The word can also become an adverb of Manner when the letters "ly" are added to the end of the word - "Kindly"
Is the word late a adjectives or a adverbs?
'He is a late entry.' As the word entry is a noun the word late is a adjective.
'He is running late.' In this case the word late is modifying the verb 'is'. It isn't telling how he is running but what the state of existence his running is in. In this case late is an adverb.
What is a noun for horrendously?
The word horrendously is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb. It has an adjective form, horrendous, to describe a noun. There is no direct noun for the adverb or the adjective.
No, it is not. The word gentle is an adjective, and more rarely a verb meaning to tame. The adverb form of gentle is gently.
No, "bumper" is usually a noun; in some circumstances, it can be an adjective. (An adverb describes a verb. An adjective describes a noun. So, if we talk about a "bumper sticker," the word bumper there is describing what kind of sticker.) An adverb describes something. Adverbs usually end in "ly", however, there are exceptions. (I found the meeting to be EXTREMELY boring). How boring?? - Extremely(Adverb) =D
No. Death is a noun, also used as an adjunct (death throes, death bringer).
The adverb "deathly" does not necessarily mean of or causing death, but can mean like death (deathly silence).
Is breathless a verb or an adverb?
Neither. Breathless is an adjective.
A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).
A noun is a word that is used to describe a person (man, lady, teacher, etc), place (home, city, beach, etc) or thing (car, banana, book, etc).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (the car is blue / it was a cold day / etc).
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb (My dog Fifi barks loudly / Nicola is really beautiful).
No, it is not. The word horse is a noun (an animal) and more rarely a verb.
Which word from sentence 2 is an adverb?
symbolically, An adverb is the part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. In this case, "symbolically" modifies the how they protested and how they wore their clothes.
What adverb is missing from the sentence above?
probably,
An adverb is the part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. In this case, "probably" modifies the act of running for office.
Yes.
Awkward is an adjective. Adding "ly" to most adjectives results in an adverb. You can test this in a sentence. "She stood awkwardly." Since "awkwardly" defines the way she is completing the action (verb), it is an adverb.
Cleverly is an adverb, yes.
Some example sentences are:
The dog cleverly opened the gate.
He cleverly answered all the sums on the blackboard.
Is upright position an adverb?
No, neither word is being used as an adverb. Position is a noun and upright is an adjective describing the position desired.
No, it is not an adverb. Recycled is a verb, the past tense and past participle of "recycle" and is also used as an adjective.
Yes. The word widely is an adverb. It means either in a wide manner, or over a wide area or group (widely known, widely recognized, spread widely).
Is strangely an adverb or adjective?
Strangely is an adverb (oddly, unusually). The adjective form is simply strange.
The verb 'to prosper' has a few adjective forms, including prospering and prosperous.
Prosperous has an adverb form, prosperously.
