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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 a one word synonym to the adverb 'phenomenally'?
Phenomenally has more than one meaning. Most people use it in sense 2: extraordinarily; outstandingly; remarkably.
What is the adverb in the sentence maybe you will see a spider there?
The adverb is maybe, a word that modifies the verb 'will see'.
Some adverbs (adverbs of place) tell where.
Other adverbs are"
adverbs of time - tell when or how long
adverbs of manner - tell how
adverbs of degree - tell how much
Does an indirect object modify an adjective or an adverb?
No. adverbs and adjectives are modifiers. They modify verbs (adverb) and nouns (adjective).
An indirect object could be made up of an adjective and a noun.
The dog brought his young master a stick.
In this sentence the direct object is stick. The indirect object is master the adjective young modifies the noun master.
No, dry is not an adverb.
Adjective -- The dry air is bothering my allergies.
Verb -- I dry my clothes after I wash them.
Adverbs are often formed by adding -LY to the adjective form. However, not all modifiers ending in -LY are adverbs.
Examples:
high -> highly
close -> closely
huge -> hugely
Adjectives that end in -LY : friendly, lively, lovely, silly, ugly
Can be adjectives or adverbs: early, daily, weekly, monthly
No, it is not an adverb. Rise is a verb, or a colloquial noun for a ridge (landform).
You can use many adverbs with the verb choose. For example: choose wisely, or choose quickly.
It can be, when used to mean correctly (we wanted the car fixed right) or in a certain direction (you turn right to go to the school).
Right can also be a noun or an adjective.
No. Towering is an adjective, e.g. He was in a towering rage.
Is sadly an adverb or adjective?
The word sadly is an adverb.
The adjective is sad.
The verb would be sadden.
No, it is not. The word hate is a noun or verb. One adverb form is the word hatefully.
No, it cannot. The adverb form would be "scaredly" (in a scared way).
No. The word "girly" (of or like a girl) is actually an adjective. The form "acting girly" is closer to a linking verb. There is an adverb form, which is "girlishly" but it is not used in the same context.
Object is not an adverb. It's a noun (an object) and a verb (to object).
Yes the word 'home' can be used as an adverb, taking the place of adverbial phrases such as to home or close to home. Examples: He is going home. The message hit home.
No.
An adverb is used to describe a verb (a doing word) and ends in ly:
The girl quietly crept down stairs.
They are both adjectives, even though Sickly ends in ly:
It tasted sickly or The sickly food was disgusting.
The room was brown or The brown carpet was very stylish.
What word is an adjective a Noun a Verb and an Adverb?
The word fast can be any of these, although the noun and verb are homonyms and do not mean speed.
fast (noun): a period without food (he took part in a fast)
fast (verb): to go without food (she will fast overnight)
fast (adjective): speedy (it is a fast plane)
fast (adverb): quickly (driving too fast is dangerous)
A noun is a person, place, or thing. For example: a cat ,the bank, Mr. Smith
An adjective is a descriptive word. For example: stinky, nice, fluffy
A verb is a word that describes you actions. For example: run, jump, think
An adverb is a word that changes a sentence, verb, other adverb, or an adjective. For example: probably, easily, very.
