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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 can you change lazy into an adverb?
Most of the adverbs in the English language have the suffix -ly. But not all of them do.
In this case, you need to add the -ly suffix onto the word lazy to make it an adverb.
The adverb is lazily.
No, it is not an adverb.the word foul can be a noun, or an adjective. There is an adverb form, foully.
Neither.
The word 'was' is a verb (or an auxiliary verb), the past tense of the verb to be.
Examples:
The train was late. (verb)
Jim was waiting for the train. (auxiliary verb)
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
What part of speech is gingerly?
The word 'gingerly' is an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective 'gingerly' is a word used to describe a noun.
The adverb 'gingerly' is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
He walked to school at a gingerly pace. (adjective)
She gingerly lifted the paper to see where the spider went. (adverb)
What is the comparative form of shyly?
"More shyly" is the comparative of "shyly". There is no single word form as with lowlier.
Is the word that an adverb or a pronoun?
The word 'that' is a pronoun, an adjective, an adverb, and a conjunction.
The pronoun 'that' is a demonstrative pronoun and a relative pronoun.
A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.
The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.
Example: I would like some of that.
A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause; a relative pronoun "relates" to the word that it modifies, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence.
The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
Example: The shoes that I bought will match the new suit.
The word 'that' is an adjective (determiner) when placed before a noun to describe the noun as a specific one.
Example: I like that color.
The word 'that' is an adverb when used to modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb as to such an extent.
Example: The trip won't take that long.
The word 'that' is a conjunction when used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Example: It was the first time that my parents came for a visit.
The verb "look" does not have any adverb forms, although some synonyms do, such as the adverbs "observationally" or "visually."
No, "heard" is not an adverb. It is a past participle of the verb "hear" used to form the passive voice or perfect tenses.
Yes - it's "drowsily" as in, e.g., " 'I'm tired,' he mumbled drowsily."
No, I'm pretty sure it's not because adverbs are words like friendly and quickly. They usually end in ly.
What type of word is definitely ie noun verb etc?
The word is definitely an adverb, a word that modifies a verb or and adjective.
Example: I will definitely come to your party.
The closest adverb form of the word "sympathy" is sympathetically.
An example sentence is: "he sympathetically placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.
Civically is the adverb form of the word civic.
An example sentence is: "they are a group of civicallyminded people".
What is the adverb phrase in The summer of 1703 people accused by Robespierre were hung?
"In the summer of 1703" is the adverb phrase in the sentence. It provides more information about when the action took place.
Is his lawyer direct object indirect object or adverb?
"His lawyer" could be a direct object or indirect object, but it could not be an adverb. In "He called his lawyer", "his lawyer" is a direct object.
In "He showed his lawyer the contract", "his lawyer" is an indirect object.
No, it is not an adverb. It is a possessive pronoun (adjective/determiner) for the pronoun who.
"Hunched" is actually an adjective, not an adverb. It describes the posture or position of someone or something as being stooped or bent over. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by providing information about how, when, where, or to what degree an action is performed.
Yes, it is an adverb. In this capacity, it can also be used to connect thoughts in two separate sentences.
No, yellow is a color, and may be a noun, adjective, or verb.
In the form "turned yellow" the verb "turn" is acting as a linking verb (became).
What is the adverb for ignorance?
The related adverb comes from the adjective ignorant. It is ignorantly (done due to lack of knowledge or understanding).
Is speech a concrete noun or an abstract noun?
It can be either based on the usage.
A speech is a collection of words and is a concrete noun.
The power of speech (ability to talk) is an abstract noun, something that cannot directly be observed or touched.
What is the name of the word that describes the verb in a sentence?
The word that describes the verb in a sentence is called an adverb. Adverbs modify or provide more information about the action of the verb.
