Posts Tagged ‘adverb’

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Gradable Adjectives and Adverbs

April 6th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Some adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are gradable. Examples are: funny, interesting, difficult, hard etc. Stories can be more or less interesting. Jobs can be more or less difficult. Other adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are not gradable. Examples are: perfect, impossible, dead, round etc. We do not usually say that people are more or less dead or perfect.

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Adverbs Exercise II

February 10th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

An adverb is a word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

In the following sentences, pick out the adverbs and tell what each modifies.

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Adverbs and Adjectives with the Same Form

February 10th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Some words are sometimes used as adjectives and sometimes as adverbs. Examples are: loud, fast, high, next, back, little, hard, ill, best, quick, early, only, enough, much etc.

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Parts of Speech Quiz

February 5th, 2010 in English Quiz

What part of speech is the word or phrase given in bold letters?

1. He fasted for a week.

a) Adjective
b) Verb
c) Adverb
d) Preposition

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Adverbs – Common Mistakes

January 30th, 2010 in Common Mistakes

Correct the following sentences and state your reason for doing so.

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Correct Use of Some Adverbs

January 30th, 2010 in Common Mistakes

Avoid the use of double negatives

Two negatives should not be used in the same sentence because they destroy each other.

We should say: