adverb

(noun)

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.

Related Terms

  • adjectives
  • nonrestrictive
  • compound adjective
  • infinitive
  • adjective
  • preposition
  • participle
  • finite verb
  • adjectival phrase
  • adverbs

(noun)

A part of speech that describes, quantifies, or identifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. 

Related Terms

  • adjectives
  • nonrestrictive
  • compound adjective
  • infinitive
  • adjective
  • preposition
  • participle
  • finite verb
  • adjectival phrase
  • adverbs

(noun)

A part of speech which modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Related Terms

  • adjectives
  • nonrestrictive
  • compound adjective
  • infinitive
  • adjective
  • preposition
  • participle
  • finite verb
  • adjectival phrase
  • adverbs

Examples of adverb in the following topics:

  • Adverbs

  • Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs

  • Adverbs

  • Adjectives derived from Adverbs

  • Adverbs derived from Verbs

  • Examples of Adverbs

  • Adverbs

    • Just as adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • Adverbs are used to answer how, when, and where an action took place.
    • Many adjectives can be made into adverbs simply by adding -ly to the end.
    • You can use prepositional phrases as adverbs if they modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.
    • However, when the adverb ends with -ly, a hyphen should not be used.
  • Adverbs derived from Nouns and Adjectives

  • Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs

    • Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • Adverbs, like "simply" and "incredibly," modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • Adverbs can also be used to modify adjectives and other adverbs.
    • [The adverb quite modifies the adverb passionately.]
  • Formation and Comparison of Adverbs

    • Adverbs are for the most part derived from adjectives, and depend upon them for their comparison.
    • But Adjectives in -ns, and a few others, add -er (instead of -iter), to form the Adverb; as,—
    • The Comparative of all Adverbs regularly consists of the Accusative Singular Neuter of the Comparative of the Adjective; while the Superlative of the Adverb is formed by changing the -ī of the Genitive Singular of the Superlative of the Adjective to -ē.
    • A number of adjectives of the First and Second Declensions form an Adverb in -ō, instead of -ē; as,—
    • A few adjectives employ the Accusative Singular Neuter as the Positive of the Adverb; as,—
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