and how do you write a sentence using "tenfold" as an adverb!!!?!?!?!?! HELP!!!!!!!
2006-08-29 14:46:44 · 11 answers · asked by BWW 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
An adverb is a word that modifies (desribes) a verb. In other words, it tells HOW or WHEN something is/was done.
Examples:
I SLOWLY walked to school.
SLOWLY is the adverb. It tells how I walked to school.
Mary sings too LOUDLY.
LOUDLY is the adverb. It tells how she sings.
Examples with TENFOLD:
The population grew tenfold between 1999 and 2006.
Good deeds are rewarded tenfold.
2006-08-29 14:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your responders are all partially correct. An adverb does modify (describe) a verb, but it ALSO is a word that modifies an adjective or another adverb.
He ran fast. Fast is an adverb modifying ran.
He ran too fast. Too is an adverb that modifies the adverb fast.
The trial was a fairly long ordeal. Fairly is an adverb modifying the adjective long.
Remember, the part of speech of a word is determined by its FUNCTION in the sentence. Thus if a word functions as a modifier of a verb, adjective, or adverb, that word is an adverb.
One responder offered you the word "tenfold" used as an adverb. Notice the FUNCTION of the word tenfold in his/her example.
This from an English teacher.
Chow!!
2006-08-29 15:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the answers given so far are basically correct, but none is complete.
Yes, adverbs may be used to modify verbs (Example: He works QUICKLY.), just as adjectives are used to modify nouns (He is a QUICK worker.)
Note that most words ending in LY are adverbs, but many adverbs do not end in LY.
And the sentence, "He multiplied his assets tenfold." does use TENFOLD as an adverb. (It modifies the verb "multiplied," telling HOW he multiplied his assets.)
What the other answers did not mention is that adverbs can also modify adjectives or other adverbs.
EXAMPLES:
Adverb modifying an adjective:
- I am VERY hungry. (Note that very is a very common adverb that does not end in LY. Fast is another. But fast is also an adjective, whereas very is always an adverb.)
- The other responses are PARTLY true. ("partly" modifies the adjective "true")
- Yours is not an EASILY answered question. ("easily" modifies the adjective "answered" ... Note that "answered" is a past participle acting as an adjective.)
Adverb modifying another adverb:
- He runs VERY fast. (Fast is an adverb modifying "runs." Very is an adverb modifying "fast.")
- He had learned MUCH earlier that adverbs can be confusing. ("earlier" is an adverb modifying "learned"; "much" modifies "earlier.")
Hope that helps.
2006-08-29 15:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by actuator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An adverb is word used to descibe a verb, just like an adjective describing a noun.
ADJECTIVE:
green flower
red ball
ADVERB:
He lazily worked this day.
I upgraded the capacity of my CPU's memory TENFOLDS.
2006-08-29 14:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An adverb is a word that describes a verb. For example, "You ran very fast." Ran is the verb and fast describes how you ran.
I planted seeds in the field and the crop it produced was tenfold.
2006-08-29 14:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by southfloridamullets 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He multiplied it tenfold. ???
An adverb is suppose to describe a verb or refer to it. An adjective describes a noun.
2006-08-29 14:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by just julie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A adverb describes a verb like "FASTLIY running"
2006-08-29 14:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by Sonji K 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An adverb is something that's used in advertising!
2006-08-29 14:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
AN ADVERB ADS MEANING TO A VERB.
2006-08-29 14:54:22 · answer #9 · answered by AZZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an adverb "modifies" or descibes the verb...
2006-08-29 14:49:34 · answer #10 · answered by Penn State Princess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋