the articles in English are standard--you just need to memorize them. the articles are A, AN, and THE.
an adverb describes a verb and answers the questions where? when? how? how often? to what extent? why? AND under what condition? examples are as follows: ran Quickly, coming Soon, ate Slowly, stopped Immediately, prayed Fervently, cried Incessantly, etc. other adverbs: nimbly, courteously, shyly, proudly, badly, practically, gravely, nobly, politely, etc. (note: most adverbs end in -ly)
an interjection is a sound of surprise that is usually followed by a comma (,) or an exclamation mark (!)and starts the sentence. example sentences are as follows:
oh, what a lovely surprise! (oh)
no! i will not do that! (no)
yes, the information you received is accurate. (yes)
what! why would you want to do that? (what)
lots of practice and you'll do fine. read the instructions and examples in your text book, ask and listen to your English teacher, and practice and do your homework. you'll ACE English :D
2007-03-26 17:00:38
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answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6
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Adverb
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An adverb is a part of speech. It is a word that modifies any other part of language: verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs, except for nouns; modifiers of nouns are primarily determiners and adjectives.
Adverbs typically answer such questions as how?, when?, where?, To what extent?, In what kind or how often? This function is called the adverbial function, and is realised not just by single words (i.e., adverbs) but by adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses.
An adverb as adverbial may be a sentence element in its own right.
They treated her well. (SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + ADVERBIAL)
Alternatively, an adverb may be contained within a sentence element.
An extremely small child entered the room. (SUBJECT + ADVERBIAL + OBJECT)
In English, adverbs of manner (answering the question how?) are often derived from adjectives by using the suffix -ly. The -ly is a common, but not reliable, marker of a word being an adverb, since many adjectives also end in -ly. In some cases, the suffix -wise may be used to derive adverbs from typical nouns. Historically, -wise competed with a related form -ways and won out against it. In a few words, like sideways, -ways survives; words like clockwise show the transition. Again, it is not a foolproof indicator of a word being an adverb. There are a number of other suffixes in English that derive adverbs from other word classes, and there are also many adverbs that are not morphologically indicated at all. Comparative Adverbs include more, most, least, and less.
Formally, adverbs in English are inflected in terms of comparison, just like adjectives. The comparative and superlative forms of adverbs are generated by adding -er and -est. Many adverbs are also periphrastically indicated by the use of more or most. Adverbs also take comparisons with as ... as, less, and least. The usual form pertaining to adjectives or adverbs is called the positive.
An interjection is a part of speech that usually has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions. Filled pause such as uh, er, um, are also considered interjections. Interjections are generally uninflected function words and have sometimes been seen as sentence-words, since they can replace or be replaced by a whole sentence (they are holophrastic). Sometimes, however, interjections combine with other words to form sentences, but not with finite verbs.
Interjections are used when the speaker encounters events that cause these emotions — unexpectedly, painfully, surprisingly or in many other sudden ways. But several languages have interjections that cannot be related to emotions.
The word "interjection" literally means "thrown in between" from the Latin inter ("between") and iacere ("throw"). the part of speech for not is a verb
Conventions like Hello and Goodbye are interjections, as are exclamations like Cheers! and Hurray!. In fact, very often they are characterized by exclamation marks depending on the stress of the attitude or the force of the emotion they are expressing. Well can also be used as an interjection, for example when put at the beginning of a sentence. Much profanity (see also expletive) takes the form of interjections.
Some linguists consider the pro-sentences yes, no, amen and okay as interjections, since they have no syntactical connection with other words and rather work as sentences themselves.
Interjections can be phrases or even sentences, as well as words:
As I entered the room — Oh, my goodness! What I saw! — he was still standing there.
Expressions "Excuse me!", "Sorry!", and similar ones often serve as interjections.
2007-03-26 15:35:49
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answered by Khit 1
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ok an adverb modifies a verb and a special group of adverbs modifies adjectives or other adverbs and tell how much or to what extent .for example the adverb in this sentence would be Quickly : "He quickly ran in to the car" the verb is Quick..and the adverb is quickly......and interjection usually expresses attitude or feeling like "oh, well, wow, or ouch," like " oh, this feels relaxing" or like "ouch, my toe!" well that's what i know..hope this was of any help..good luck =)
2007-03-26 22:05:49
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answered by Crystal 3
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