Often - an adverb or an adjective?

Question

I can't get my head around this - is "often" an adverb or an adjective please?

and does is it the same if "very often" was used in a sentance?

sorry but saying "both" isn't much help..?!It's not that simple for me.

Thanks so so much everyone!!!

but now I just thought, is much also an adverb? so "very much" is an adverb modifying another adverb right?

Answer 1

Adverb

Adjectives only modify nouns, or occasionally pronouns, but adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and sometimes whole phrases or clauses.

You can't speak of an "often person" or "often place" but you can "often go" or be "often late".

Very is an adverb modifying "often" in the phrase "very often".



Hi again, "much" can be either. It's an adjective if it modifies a noun, as in "I don't have much time", if it modifies anything else it's an adverb.In "I like you very much" it modifies the verb "like".

(Much can actually occasionally be a noun, as in "Much of my time is spent at Yahoo answers"--here "much is actually the subject of the sentence. It usually sounds odd that way though.)

Answer 2

Sure sweetheart, you need only know what an adjective and an adverb are first then you will see why it is what it is.

An adjective modifies a noun or describes its meaning. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. The word often almost always describes a verb. "John studied often" The core of the sentence is John studied, but often is used as a modifier to really describe how he studies. Very often is simply two adverbs. As I mentioned above, an adverb can modify an adverb, and "very" modifies "often". Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Is Often An Adverb

Answer 4

It's an adverb. Very is also an adverb.

Adverb = noun: a word or group of words that serve to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example "probably, easily, very, and happily" respectively in the sentence "They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple."

Answer 5

Words aren't adverbs or adjectives per se...They are adverbs or adjectives depending on their use.

An adverb says something about a verb: I walk, I slowly walk (slowly is an adverb, it answers how do you walk, so says something about the verb).

So, I often walk or I walk often (answers how frequently, when).

An adjective says something about a noun: Look at the lady...Look at the beautiful lady, beautiful is an adjective, it says something about the noun.

I look very often at beautiful women. Both very and often are adverbs.

Answer 6

Hi,

Here is your answer and the trick to recongnize the difference...

They are not both for sure.....lol.... they are adverbs.....

The way to recognize the difference is very simple:

An adjective will ALWAYS accompany a NOUN:

Exp:
A "pretty" girl, a "young" boy, a "tall" man, a "cute" baby, etc... these are adjectives...They can only be use with a NOUN...

Often, much, simply,rarely,usualy, occationally, so, though, thus, etc.... these are NEVER use with a NOUN, and they will mark either TIME, QUANTITY, EXPLANATION,etc...

Simply remember that if there are no NOUN it is an averb, and if with a NOUN it is then an adjective....

This should help you for the rest of your life....lol...

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Adverb.

Answer 8

Adverb of degree... It tells you on an undefined scale when something is done, hence the use of very (also an adverb) which modifies the original idea.

Answer 9

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Often - an adverb or an adjective?
I can't get my head around this - is "often" an adverb or an adjective please?

and does is it the same if "very often" was used in a sentance?

Answer 10

Adverb...it acts on a verb...you do something 'often'...run, sleep walk, talk...