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Question 1

An adverb is a word that is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs usually express time, place, manner, or degree.

Answer 1

English Grammar Rule #91

Question 2

An interrogative adverb asks a question and modifies some word in the sentence.

Answer 2

English Grammar Rule #92

Question 3

Some adjectives and adverbs have the same form. The only way to tell whether a word is an adjective or an adverb is to determine its use in the sentence. If it modifies a noun or a pronoun, it is an adjective. If it modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, it is an adverb.

Answer 3

English Grammar Rule #93

Question 4

Adverbs are compared in exactly the same way as adjectives are compared. Some adverbs are compared by adding er or est to the positive degree. Some are compared by prefixing more or most to the positive degree. A few adverbs are compared irregularly.

Answer 4

English Grammar Rule #94

Question 5

Errors are frequently made in the use of adjectives and adverbs. This error is commonly made after the linking verb, which requires an adjective as a complement, and not an adverb. Verb of action should be modified by adverbs, and not by adjectives.

Answer 5

English Grammar Rule #95

Question 6

Nouns are often used as adverbs to express time, place, measurement, degree, size, or number. A noun used as an adverb may be modified by an adjective or an adjective phrase because it retains that nouns characteristic.

Answer 6

English Grammar Rule #96

Question 7

Some adverbs have two forms, a short form and a form that ends in ly. The form ending in ly should be used in formal writing.

Answer 7

English Grammar Rule #97