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The13thbaktun Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Adverbs?
Did I find all the adverbs in the following sentences?
1. Do not give a copy of the new appraisal form to Don until it has been approved by Mr. Jenkins.
2. It is very important that all applicants for a specific position are asked exactly the same question in the interview. (I know "all" functions as other parts of speech, but I chose it as an adverb here because I believe it to be referring to the applicants as a whole. I chose "very" in its adverbial form because I think it is expressing the idea that it is extremely or exceedingly [important].)
Thanks for clarification!
1. Do not give a copy of the new appraisal form to Don until it has been approved by Mr. Jenkins.
2. It is very important that all applicants for a specific position are asked exactly the same question in the interview. (I know "all" functions as other parts of speech, but I chose it as an adverb here because I believe it to be referring to the applicants as a whole. I chose "very" in its adverbial form because I think it is expressing the idea that it is extremely or exceedingly [important].)
Thanks for clarification!
Top answer
All is pronoun in the second sentence. "Very" is an adverb, you're correct.
- All is pronoun in the second sentence.
- "Very" is an adverb, you're correct.
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All is pronoun in the second sentence. "Very" is an adverb, you're correct.
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Thanks for the clarification, Fandorin. It was a little confusing because the terms under which "all" is used as a pronoun or as a conjunction are very similar (at least according to dictionary.com!).
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FandorinAll is pronoun in the second sentence.No, no, no! "All" is not a pronoun, it's a determiner. It marks the noun phrase "all applicants" as definite.
BillJ
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Ha! I WAS right! I had been looking at some examples of "all" used as an adverb on dictionary.com, and the ones they used pretty much mirrored the example sentence I gave.
It doesn't make much sense here when used as a pronoun. Like I said before, I thought it was an adverb, because to me, it was talking about the applicants as a whole group.
Thanks, BillJ, for setting the record
It doesn't make much sense here when used as a pronoun. Like I said before, I thought it was an adverb, because to me, it was talking about the applicants as a whole group.
Thanks, BillJ, for setting the record
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