Questions tagged [adverbs]
An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective, adverb, preposition, phrase, or sentence, expressing some relation of place, time, circumstance, causality, manner, or degree.
29
questions
5
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Why is "second" an adverb in "came a close second"?
Consider the following example sentence excerpted from Oxford Learner's Dictionaries:
One of the smaller parties came a close second (= nearly won).
Much to my surprise, the example sentence is ...
- 2,770
4
votes
2
answers
105
views
Adverb modifying two other adverbs
In the phrase "can express herself very fluently and precisely," does "very" modify both "fluently" AND "precisely"? Or just "fluently"? Or is it ...
- 77
0
votes
2
answers
65
views
How to identify adverbs or adjectives correctly in a sentence? [closed]
Everything is explained in the above sentence.
Everything is explained in the sentence above.
i)which part of speech is "above" in the first sentence?
ii)which part of speech is "above&...
- 1
7
votes
1
answer
440
views
Adverbs in the mid-position when there is more than one verb
I am doing a worksheet about adverbs. For adverbs of certainty like 'probably' and 'definitely', it says that they go in the mid-position and it gives this rule: "mid: before main verb; if the ...
- 79
0
votes
2
answers
173
views
Look forward very much to
One example of Cambridge grammar confuses me.
I look forward very much to hearing from you soon.
Is the sentence correct? Why does it put "very much" together with verb phrase "look ...
0
votes
4
answers
83
views
How to use the word alive as an adjective in a sentence? [closed]
Example:
She returned from spiritual retreat "vividly" (OR FULL OF LIFE)
Is alive a postpositive adjective?
If I want to say: She returned from spiritual retreat "ALIVELY" (...
- 1
2
votes
2
answers
212
views
How do I know when to use: “completely”, “in full”, “totally” or “entirely”?
Does anyone know any rule or pseudo-rule that works to find out when each of the following terms should be used?
Using: completely vs in full vs totally vs entirely
I assume they are not completely ...
- 101
-2
votes
3
answers
319
views
Herewith versus herein. In this situation, is one or the other more grammatically correct and/or sense correct?
Without thinking, I typed to matt there
Will do! I'll post it herein ..
But it gave me pause; I tapped edit and
Will do! I'll post it herewith ..
Now I don't know which version of me had the ...
- 10.7k
0
votes
0
answers
27
views
differences of usage with conjunctive adverb
a) You must have a good reason for possession of a bladed instrument.
It will have to be genuine, for example, someone back packing may
use one for the preparation of meals.
b) You can put knives in ...
- 305
1
vote
2
answers
162
views
Is "Put together" a phrasal verb?
She put all the flowers together in one big bunch.
Is "put together" a phrasal verb in this sentence? Or is "together" an adverb?
- 11
-1
votes
1
answer
73
views
Can we say 'where did you visit'? [duplicate]
Can we say the following:
"Where did you visit?"
Where means 'in/at which place', so 'visit' should not precede 'in which place', but my native English-speaker colleague said ok, which ...
- 665
0
votes
1
answer
109
views
"So" and "yet" as conjunctive adverbs rather than coordinators
I have recently been digging into the "FANBOYS" concept and how "so," "yet," and "for" are not truly coordinating conjunctions in the same vein as the other ...
- 422
0
votes
0
answers
91
views
Ordinal Adverbs - last or lastly?
If a list is ordered 'first', 'next' would you finish with 'last' or 'lastly'? I'm really interested to get both a UK and US take on this please. (Finally is not an option here, as it's for a poem ...
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
218
views
Why can we say "is your mother home?" but we can't say ''is the boss office?" [duplicate]
Why can we say "Is your mother home?" but we can't say "is the boss office?"
originally Why to ask if someone is at home? you can say "is your mother home?", but you can'...
- 19
2
votes
0
answers
110
views
Why are "all together" and "altogether" exact homophones in American English?
This question was inspired by the interesting discussion here: Why isn't the T in "relative" flapped?
It seems like the adverb already and the two-word phrase all ready should be ...
- 333