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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
How do you use near in a sentence as an adverb?
(The adjective near can also be considered an adverb, like nearly, although it still refers to a noun, or idiomatically to mean almost)
There is much activity as the holiday season draws near.
Take shelter if a hailstorm passes near.
The destruction was near complete where the hurricane made landfall.
No, "swallowed" is not an adverb. In the sentence "He swallowed the pill," "swallowed" is the verb describing the action taken by "he." An adverb typically modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb to describe how, when, where, or to what extent something happened.
What is the adverb of irritability?
Irritably.
As in: When spurred the horse irritably quickened its pace.
No, the word 'opinions' is a noun; a plural, common, abstract noun.
How do you identify adjective and adverb clauses?
Adjective clauses modify nouns and pronouns, typically starting with a relative pronoun (such as who, which, that). Adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often starting with subordinating conjunctions (such as because, although, if). Look for these clues to identify them in a sentence.
No, the word saw is a noun, a word for a tool (saw, saws), a thing; and a verb (see, sees, seeing, seen, saw) and (saw, saws, sawing, sawn). Example sentences:
Noun: Dad got a new chain saw so we'll have plenty of firewood for the winter.
Verb: Measure and mark each piece of wood before you sawit; they must be cut in equal lengths.
Verb: We saw Marge and Bob at the movies and had a nice chat.
Do you say the meeting went well or the meeting went good?
"It was a good meeting" - "good" is an adjective that modifies the noun, "meeting"
"The good meeting went well" - the word being modified is "went", a verb. The modifier, "well" is an adverb.
Can adverbs modify nouns and pronouns?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, but they do not modify nouns. Adjectives modify nouns.
Is the word within an adjective?
No, the word 'within' is an adverb, a preposition, and a noun.
The word within is a adverb, used to modify a verb or an adjective.
Example: You have to reach within to find the answer.
The preposition, 'within' is a word that introduces a noun phrase.
Example: You must pay this bill within the month.
The noun 'within' is a noun as a word for an interior space or place.
Example: His generosity came from within.
Yes, nowadays is a proper word, it's an adverb, a word to modify a verb as 'at the present time'. For example:
Nowadays we take fewer trips than we used to.
What are Prepositions and Adverbs?
Prepositions are words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence. They often indicate location, direction, time, or position. Adverbs, on the other hand, modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by providing information about how, when, where, or to what extent something is done.
What is the adverb form of persuade?
The adverb of persuade is persuadly.
One example sentence is "he persuadly joined the team".
Another is "you must persuadly encourage them to buy the product".
You should avoid using adverbs as much as you can in creative writing.
Is suffix ly always in an adverb?
No, adverbs don't always end in -ly. Very, not, often, quite, and well are only a few adverbs that don't take the -ly suffix.
No, the word curiously is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb; for example:
Toto peeked curiously behind the curtain.
No, the word anyone is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of any person.
What is an adverb or adjective that starts with a?
Some adverbs that start with A are:
- actually
- awfully
- angrily
- anxiously
- absolutely
- accidentally
Some adjectives that start with A are:
- arid
- angelic
- awful
- angry
- anxious
- able
How can you use the word late as an adverb?
You can use "late" as an adverb to describe an action that happens after the expected, usual, or planned time. For example, "She arrived late for the meeting."
What is the adverb in the sentence By the time I got to school the bell had already rung?
The word "already" is an adverb modifying the verb rung.
What part of speech is the word throughout?
The word 'throughout' is a preposition when followed by a noun:
Prices continued to rise throughout the decade.
The word 'throughout' is an adverb when it's not followed by a noun:
It was a difficult time but my family supported me throughout.
No, facetious is an adjective. The adverb form is facetiously.
No, "drity" is not a word in English. It appears to be a misspelling of "dirty," which is an adjective describing something that is unclean or impure.
