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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
Yes, the word awesomely is an adverb. It means in an awesome or amazing manner.
No, it is not. It is a conjunction, used to connect a restrictive dependent clause.
* uses that are a preposition are practically unseen in modern English
The adverb form of the word "wise" is wisely.
An example sentence is: "Fluffy was advised to use the last three of his nine lives very wisely".
No, it is not. It is a noun (person admitted to a hospital or clinic), which can be a noun adjunct in terms such as inpatient entrance.
The adverb form of sleepiness is sleepily.
An example sentence is: "she sleepily climbed into bed".
No, "told" is not an adverb. It is the past tense of the verb "tell" and functions as a past participle verb or a simple verb in a sentence. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how, when, or where something is happening.
What is the adverb of include?
Include doesn't have an adverb form.
It is:
a verb -- include, includes, included, including
an adjective -- inclusive, included, includable
a noun -- inclusion
No. Audience is a noun (collective noun for observers, or a private meeting).
No, it is not. Modesty is a noun related to the adjective modest meaning humble, private, or discreet.
Is the word 'great' an adverb?
No, the word "great" is not an adverb.
The adverb form of the word "great" is greatly.
No. Police can be a verb (to keep order, to watch) or a collective noun for law enforcement personnel.
The noun can be used as a noun adjunct with other nouns, e.g. police officer, police car.
No. Exhibit can be a verb (to display) or a noun (a display or viewing).
No, the word 'hourly' is an adverb and an adjective.
The adverb 'hourly' modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
- The ferry stops hourly at Fourteenth Street.
The adjective 'hourly' describes a noun.
- The ferry runs on an hourly schedule.
No, it is not. When not used as a direct reply (means I express gratitude to you), thank you is a noun (often written thank-you).
Only where it is used in place of the actual adverb form, which is smoothly.
E.g. The car engine runs very smooth now.
Otherwise it is a verb (to make smooth) or an adjective.
The adjectives for art are artful or artistic, and the adverbs would be artfully or artistically.
Not technically, although defining the plural Fridays as an adverb seems contradictory. The names of the days and months are all proper nouns in English, and when seen following a verb (We met Friday) it is considered a noun adverbial, a shortening of the phrase "on Friday."
(Unless, of course, you also met Robinson Crusoe)
Yes, it is, but many -LY words are NOT adverbs, or not always adverbs. If -LY is added to an existing word that is an adjective, it is almost always an adverb. Here, the adjective is half-hearted (without complete effort or involvement).
Not technically. Rare is an adjective meaning not common, unusual, infrequent, or hard to find. However, it is also a cooking term for meat, especially beef, and can appear to be an adverb as in The steak was cooked too rare.
