0
Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
adverbs and adjectives
Having thought I understood what an adverb is, reality crashed in and i just realised I'm a bit lost. Please help.
OK, so, i understand adverbs in the sense of emphasizing adjectives and which commonly end in ly, e.g. seemingly. However how are the words, fast, hard, etc adverbs???? I understand them to be adjectives!!!
Could someone please explain there difference of those words when used as adjectives and adverbs and give examples.
Easy to understand answers would be appriciaited.
thank you
OK, so, i understand adverbs in the sense of emphasizing adjectives and which commonly end in ly, e.g. seemingly. However how are the words, fast, hard, etc adverbs???? I understand them to be adjectives!!!
Could someone please explain there difference of those words when used as adjectives and adverbs and give examples.
Easy to understand answers would be appriciaited.
thank you
Top answer
He worked hard. Hard modifies the verb worked , and is therefore an adverb. I had a hard day at the office.
- He worked hard.
- Hard modifies the verb worked , and is therefore an adverb.
- I had a hard day at the office.
- Hard modifies the noun day , and is therefore an adjective.
- OK so far?
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
8 Answers
0
He worked hard. Hard modifies the verb worked, and is therefore an adverb.
I had a hard day at the office. Hard modifies the noun day, and is therefore an adjective.
OK so far?
I had a hard day at the office. Hard modifies the noun day, and is therefore an adjective.
OK so far?
00
yes, but does this then means any adjective word can also be an adverb ???????
for example, the boy is.... red, fat, stupid, clever, tall, creepy,
all those words modify is which is a verb? or am i confused.
for example, the boy is.... red, fat, stupid, clever, tall, creepy,
all those words modify is which is a verb? or am i confused.
00
johnbytheseaYes, but does this then means any adjective word can also be an adverb ?No. It just happens that a few words, such as 'fast' have only one form for both adjective and adverb.??????
By the way, remember to start all sentences with a capital letter. Use only one question mark.
00
OK, I'm getting there!!!!! so if we look at the examples of
he plays .... emotionally, sensibly, carefully, thoughtfully, slowly - all these as adverbs make sense, and end in ly
he plays .... hard/fast, this also make sense, as there is no fastly or hardly (in this meaning), therefore are irregular (aren't i clever!)
are there any other examples of any other adverbs like
he plays .... emotionally, sensibly, carefully, thoughtfully, slowly - all these as adverbs make sense, and end in ly
he plays .... hard/fast, this also make sense, as there is no fastly or hardly (in this meaning), therefore are irregular (aren't i clever!)
are there any other examples of any other adverbs like
00
johnbytheseaare there any other examples of any other adverbs like thisYou're talking about "flat adverbs", which you can Google. Here are a few links on flat adverbs that may interest you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb
00
Here are a few examples from Michael Swan's Practical English Usage (3rd edition,2 005.25-26, OUP):
I clean forgot.
dead ahead/slow/straight
play fair
sing flat
He can jump really high.
I hate arriving late.
I'm getting pretty fed up
She arrived right
I clean forgot.
dead ahead/slow/straight
play fair
sing flat
He can jump really high.
I hate arriving late.
I'm getting pretty fed up
She arrived right
00
Thank you, this is very helpful, really, thank you!!!!!! and yes i will read about flat verbs. 
just to finish then, to cla
just to finish then, to cla
00
Anonymousthe car looks fast - adverbthe car seems fast - adverb'Look' and 'seem' function in your sentences as linking verbs. The adjective 'fast' modifies the (appearance of the) subject of the sentence
0
Related Questions