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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
There is no adverb.
Shortly is the adverb form of short.
Some example sentences for you are:
The executive will see you shortly.
I will call him shortly.
Shortly, I will be going to work.
Is extreme an adverb and an adjective?
It is only an adverb. It modifies a describing word, an adjective or an adverb. (The adjective form is extreme.)
For example:
"He is extremely careful." Careful is the adjective, "extremely" is the adverb.
"The ball bounced extremely high." High is an adverb, extremely modifies it.
It can be, because slow is both an adjective and adverb. But the comparative form of the adverb could also be "more slowly."
Is well an adjective verb or adverb?
The word 'well' can be an adverb, adjective, interjection, noun, or verb. Example uses:
Adverb: The was a well planned meeting.
Adjective: The student was not feeling well.
Interjection: Well! That explains it.
Noun: We had to dig a new well when we bought the house.
Verb: Tears will well up in her eyes at any sad romantic movie.
No, it is not an adverb.The word exit is a verb, or noun, and can be used as an adjunct or adjective (exit door, exit plan).
Is landed safely an adverb phrase?
No, it is not. The word landed in this context is a verb, the past tense of 'to land' (aircraft). However, safely is indeed an adverb.
How would you use the word over as an adverb?
The cat ran over the wall
we are flying over mumbai
over is similar to above, but above means a thing is exactly straight at top and over means just on top (not necessary straight on top)
No, it is an adjective, the comparative form of the adjective 'happy'.
The adverb would be 'more happily.'
Yes. 'Generously' is an adverb, meaning in a generous manner.
What is the adverb for addition?
The noun addiction has the adjective form additional and the adverb form additionally (in addition).
The less-common related adjective and adverb are the derivatives additive and additively.
Yes, it is an adverb. it is the adverb form of doubtful (doubting).
Yes, it is an idiomatic form that can mean "nearly" or approximately.
"It cost close to a million dollars."
It is not a preposition because the amount already modifies the verb cost.
There is no formal adverb for the adjective "big" meaning "large." When adverbs such as largely or greatly are used, they mean "to a large extent" not physical size. These words include hugely, immensely, or extremely.
However
There are colloquial expressions where "big" is used as an adverb for effect. These include "think big" and "go big or go home." These are not meant to be formal English.
No, nicely is an adverb; a word that modifies a verb; The noun form is niceness or nicety. Examples:
The suit is nicely tailored. (nicely tells about the verb, tailored)
She sings so nicely. (nicely describes the verb, sings)
It was a nicely played game. (nicely tells how it 'was played', the verb)
What meaning of the word impatiently?
it is the adverb form of when you want something done right away
The word nothing is a pronoun. The word else here is an adjective modifying nothing.
In other circumstances, either word alone might be considered an adverb, e.g.
She looks nothing like her sister. (some consider this still an adjective because of looks/seems)
I don't know where else to go.
What are 25 adverbs that describe a cat?
No adverbs describe a cat. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Cat is a noun, and adjectives describe nouns. Purring, friendly, and playful are some adjectives that can describe a cat.
What words can act as an adjective or adverb?
There are several, the most common being fast, slow, high, and low.
Others include time words (daily, weekly, monthly) and place words (back, nearby) and degree words (most).
