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Yellowstarstruck Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Adverbs

Hi! For number 1 the adverb suddenly describes the verb snowed. For number 2 the adverbs suddenly and heavily describe the verb rained. For 3 and 4 does the adverb describe the verbs “got cold” and “got sick”? Are cold and sick verbs here? Thanks, Fulvio

1. It suddenly snowed.

2. It suddenly rained heavily.

3. It suddenly got cold.

4. She suddenly got sick.

  

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yellowstarstruck For number 1 the adverb " suddenly " describes the verb snowed. I think this is debatable. Quite possibly "suddenly" describes the whole circumstance of "It snowed", not actually the manner in which it snowed.

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  • yellowstarstruck For number 1 the adverb " suddenly " describes the verb snowed.
  • I think this is debatable.
  • Quite possibly "suddenly" describes the whole circumstance of "It snowed", not actually the manner in which it snowed.
  • Similarly for the others.
  • Opinions may vary.
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yellowstarstruck For number 1 the adverb "suddenly" describes the verb snowed.

I think this is debatable. Quite possibly "suddenly" describes the whole circumstance of "It snowed", not actually the manner in which it snowed. Similarly for the others. Opinions may vary.

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You're right about #1 and #2.

"Cold" and "sick" are adjectives, not verbs. Here, "suddenly" modifies either the verb "got" or the phrases "got sick" and "got cold."

Adverbs can modify not only verbs but also adjectives (as in "highly entertaining"), other adverbs ("too quickly"), or entire clauses, phrases, or sentences.

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