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adverb Definition

ad·verb (ad′vʉrb′)

noun

any of a class of words used generally to modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause, by expressing time, place, manner, degree, cause, etc.: English adverbs often end in -ly (Ex.: fast, carefully, then)

Etymology: ME adverbe < L adverbium < ad-, to + verbum, a word

adverb Synonyms

adverb

n.

qualifier, modifier, adverbial modifier, adverbial, qualifying construction, limiting word, intensifier, intensive.

adverb Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • identify: How to identify adverbs, adjectives and pronouns in literacy.
  • use: Paul actually used an adverb which means " rightly, justly, properly.
  • connect: Connecting adverbs ( like however ) connect ideas but the clauses remain separate sentences: I was angry but I didn't say anything.
  • call: The word I focus on in the example is away, which has been traditionally called a directional adverb.
  • add: Perhaps I should add the adverb " seriously " to that statement.
  • see: Pidgins differ from creoles in that the former are no one's native language. place See adverb.

Converse of subject

modify: So the parser will create tokens for the following elements: The verb ( GIVE ), modified by an adverb ( QUICKLY ).

Adjective modifier

  • locative: More generally, pertaining to place: allí is a locative adverb.
  • directional: The word I focus on in the example is away, which has been traditionally called a directional adverb.
  • general: The notable examples are: so RR ( general adverb, as in ' so you think you're clever, do you?
  • relevant: Type in only the relevant adverb in the box provided.
  • other: However, adverbs can be used to add meaning to adjectives or other adverbs.
  • single: Adverbials may be adverbial phrases or single adverbs, and adverbial clauses.

Modifies a noun

  • phrase: We could, therefore, abstract the variable from the feature in the adverb phrase rather than the adverb.
  • particle: AVP adverb particle, e.g. up, off, out.

Noun used with modifier

  • degree: Note, additionally, the use of about as a degree adverb.
  • manner: Other adverbs ( ADV ) All other adverbs, including sentential and manner adverbs, are tagged ADV.
  • adjective: For instance, " The boy hit the ball " contains three descriptive holes: " The adjective boy adverb hit the adjective ball.

Preposition: in

box: Type in only the relevant adverb in the box provided.

Preposition: of

time: It incorporates a very mixed bag, including adverbs of time, manner, place etc. Eg slowly; here; soon degree adverbs.