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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
What is a sentence with heavily in it?
Vaulting over the port gunwale to the safety of the boat's open deck, I chortled as I landed heavily in it.
The plumber's tool bag landed heavily on the marbled tile floor.
The smell of death hung heavily in the misty morning air.
Many adverbs are created from adjectives: quick > quickly, electrical > electrically. Enjoy is a verb, but it can become an adjective by adding the suffix -able. Adding the suffix -ly to an adjective creates an adverb.
Enjoy - verb
Enjoyable - adjective
Enjoyably - adverb
"Helpfully", like most words ending in 'ly' is an adverb, all right.
No, it is not. It is a noun (high-speed limited access road) and may be a noun adjunct in terms such as expressway speeds or expressway ramps.
Does fearless modify the adverb completely?
No, the other way around. The adverb COMPLETELY could modify the adjective FEARLESS.
e.g. The lion tamer was completely fearless.
The word "honour" can be
a noun (he behaved with honour)
a verb (they honour him for his valour)
Which is an adverb English arrived their or late?
Only late could be an adverb, but it is not always one. Like the other words, late can also be an adjective.
What is the adjective adverb and noun for poor?
The word 'poor' is both an adjective and a noun.
The noun 'poor' is a word for people of little means in general.
The noun form of the adjective 'poor' is poorness.
The adverb form of the adjective 'poor' is poorly.
EXAMPLES
- They're collecting packaged food for the poor. (noun)
- The shipment was rejected due to the poorness of quality. (noun)
- That was a very poorexcuse. (adjective)
- This vehicle performed poorly compared to the others. (adverb)
No, rush does not have an adverb, and if it did the word might have been rushly but rushly is not a word.
No. Despite is a preposition. (It was previously used like the word spite as both a noun and verb.)
No. Hatch is either a noun (opening, doorway) or a verb (to incubate). There is no adverb form of the adjectives hatched or hatching.
No, the word 'usually' is an adverb, 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.
Examples:
Jack usually walks to work. (the adverb 'usually' modifies the verb 'walks')
Today he took the bus. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'Jack')
What is the adverb for disappointment?
The noun disappointment is related to the verb disappoint. Disappoint has participle adjectives disappointing abd disappointed. They form the adverbs disappointingly and disappointedly, which differ only in their point of view (disappointingly refers to something that disappoints, while disappointedly refers to the feeling of those it disappoints).
What is the adverb in the statement you really should see this art exhibition Kenny?
Really is the adverb.
Yes, the ordinal number seventh (7th) can be an adverb. It can also be an adjective (e.g. seventh child) or a noun (as for the fraction one seventh).
*The other adverb form "seventhly" is very seldom seen.
The adverb form of the word prefer is preferably.
Some example sentences are:
I would like a sandwich, preferably tuna and sweetcorn.
Preferably you should wear black shoes to work, not trainers.
Deeply is the adverb form of deep.
Some example sentences for you are:
He is deeply in love with her.
The performer spoke deeply.
What is the adverb for today Fred brought home a baby tiger for Helen to help?
There is no adverb in the sentence, "Fred brought home a baby tiger for Helen to help." If you need an adverb, then you could write "Fred *carefully* brought home a baby tiger for Helen to help."
No. Streaming is the present participle of the verb to stream. It may be a verb, noun (gerund) or adjective (e.g. streaming lava, streaming tears).
Which is the superlative form of the adverb gracefully?
The superlative is most gracefully.
Almost all adverbs that are not also adjectives (e.g. fast, high), and all that end in -LY, form the comparative and superlative using the words "more" and "most."
Is seriously an adjective or an adverb in take us more seriously?
Seriously is an adverb. Serious is an adjective.
It can be, because the comparative for the adjective large (larger) is the same as for the adverb large (in a larger manner).
E.g.
Paint the company name larger on the door than on the window.
No, it is not. Frustrated is the past tense and past participle of the verb (to frustrate) and may be a verb form, participial, or adjective.
