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Bedoor Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Adverb

Hi,

The road ahead is very busy.

ahead--is an adverb
The road-- is a noun

so, HOW (an adverb) describes (a noun) ????

Thank you
  

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bedour so, HOW (an adverb) describes (a noun) ???? Yes, but it's more "where" than "how". The full form might be, "the road which is ahead of us", showing that "ahead" is also a preposition.

— CalifJim

  • bedour so, HOW (an adverb) describes (a noun) ????
  • Yes, but it's more "where" than "how".
  • The full form might be, "the road which is ahead of us", showing that "ahead" is also a preposition.
  • CJ
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bedourso, HOW (an adverb) describes (a noun) ????
Yes, but it's more "where" than "how". The full form might be, "the road which is ahead of us", showing that "ahead" is also a preposition.

CJ
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Hi again, Emotion: smile

I got the sentence( The road ahead is busy) from Cambridge Dictionary.

I am wonderin
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bedourI got the sentence( The road ahead is busy) from Cambridge Dictionary.

I am wondering if we can use an adv to describe (modify) a noun in English??
Well, Cambridge Dictionary seems to think you can!
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Thank you a lot,, Emotion: smile

yup the sentence was from the entry on (ahead).
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But did it say "ahead - adjective" or "ahead - adverb" or what?

CJ
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sorry I missed your first question .

Cambridge dictionary:

ahead----adverb

means: in front

The road ahead is very busy.
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No mention of adjective. Interesting. Thanks.

CJ
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No, There is no mention of adjective . Emotion: smirking
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