2006-09-06 06:56:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".
While some adverbs can be identified by their characteristic "ly" suffix, most of them must be identified by untangling the grammatical relationships within the sentence or clause as a whole. Unlike an adjective, an adverb can be found in various places within the sentence.
Examples:
The seamstress quickly made the mourning clothes.
In this sentence, the adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "made" and indicates in what manner (or how fast) the clothing was constructed.
The midwives waited patiently through a long labour.
Similarly in this sentence, the adverb "patiently" modifies the verb "waited" and describes the manner in which the midwives waited.
2006-09-06 07:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Miss M ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. common errors: It’s hard to live comfortable (comfortably) in a small apartment. Rents are slow (slowly) starting to fall. example sentences: I eventually found an apartment. It’s hard to find a place to live quicklya word or phrase that limits, describes, or qualifies the action or state of existence in a verb. It may also qualify an adjective or another adverb. Examples: brightly, quietly, very soon, in a hurry.
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, why, how often, or how much. Adverbs can be cataloged in four basic ways: time, place, manner, and degree. See Adjective, Noun, Verb
2006-09-06 08:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by tulips_taurus2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-06 07:00:38 · answer #3 · answered by Richard J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an adjective that describes a verb.ex:pete ran quickly.ran=verb quickly=adverb
2006-09-06 07:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by Raevens'Honey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An adverb descibes the action (verb) and usually ends with -ly in English, -ment in French and -mente in Spanish.
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The man spoke slowly.
"slowly" is an adverb.
2006-09-06 07:03:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-09-06 07:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by Terri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-06 07:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by YaskY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋