Questions tagged [adverbs]
An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective, adverb, phrase, or sentence, expressing some relation of manner, or quality.
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What is the meaning of "sharply" in "Jem looked up sharply"?
This context comes from the book "To Kill A Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee
"Jem’s ears reddened from Atticus’s compliment, but he looked up sharply when
he saw Atticus stepping back."
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What is the sense of adverbs in the beginning of the sentence?
One may put adverbs in English at the beginning of the sentence. For example:
Yesterday, I went to the library and borrowed a much-needed book.
I went to the library and borrowed a much-needed book ...
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Using straight as an adverb
I'm doing a worksheet where I have to identify adverbs. The sentence is "If you're running for three days straight you can't just eat energy snacks."
The correct answer is "straight&...
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Alone as an adverb or as an adjective
Alone, thought Bittering.
Does the word 'alone' describe Bittering as an adjective or his action of thinking as an adverb? Does the sentence mean that Bittering thought that he was alone or it means ...
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two times as little/much as - acceptable
Jack earns two times as much as I do.
Jack earns two times as little as I do.
I am not sure that they are correct. Can you shed some light on the issue?
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Should I say "I only need to develop iOS games, rather than other non-game apps", "I need to develop only iOS games …", or some other wording?
Swift is a programming language for developing iOS apps. However, some game engines such as Unity, uses other languages, such as C#.
to inquire whether I need writing Swift, should I ask
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sings here only on Saturdays
a. He sings here only on Saturdays.
Does that mean that he sings here every Saturday?
b. He only doesn't practice on Sundays.
Does that mean that he never practices on Sundays?
Many thanks
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Confusing Components in a Sentence: adverbial modifier OR object in a prepositional phrase
I'm trying to understand the grammatical role of a phrase in a sentence. The sentence in question is:
"And all without the government having to spend any money up-front, which is amazing."
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Saying: "students are most anxious about their pronunciation" instead of "mostly anxious" is acceptable?
I faced some thought-provoking matters today. While most is a superlative form and mostly an adverb, I've been wondering if the sentences below would be grammatically appropriate and interchangeable:
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What is the adverb in these sentences "I love you too" and "I too love you"?
I love you too and I too love you
If the adverb is too, then what it does modify. Either it modifies the pronouns I and you respectively or the verb love?
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Reported Speech Time Expression
[Direct speech]
We can change the environmental campaign next year?
How should this sentence be written in reported speech?
A: He is saying they can change the environmental campaign next year.
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drive slowly or drive more slowly?
Would it be wrong or unnatural/awkward if I asked somebody to "Drive slowly! You're driving too fast". Instead of "Drive more slowly! You're driving too fast"
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Is "targetedly" (i.e. the adverb of targeted) a word?
I want to convey that an action is done with a certain target in mind. Is "targetedly" (as the adverb of "targeted") the correct word? Several spellchecks don't know the word.
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"They ventured nervously into the water." & "He nervously ventured out onto the ice."— Difference between "ventured nervously" & "nervously ventured"?
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com:
(1) They ventured nervously into the water.
my variant:
(2) They nervously ventured into the water.
What's the difference between (1) and (2)?
britannica.com:
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Why does this native english speaker on TV use Present Perfect in her sentence that contains "years ago"? --- "She has given up years ago."
This native english speaker is telling about how she has quit 40-year habit of smoking. She says:
"Linda, my sister, used to smoke. She has given up years ago, years ago." ITV-Coleen quit 40-...
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