Adverbs and Adjectives
Hi! Are my definition for the underlined words correct? Thanks, Fulvio
1. He is a fast runner. (Adjective)
2. He runs fast. (Adverb)
3. He is a faster runner. (Comparative Adjective)
4. He runs faster. (Comparative Adverb)
5. He runs the fastest. (Superlative Adverb)
6. He is the fastest runner. (Superlative Adjective)
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Those are all correct, except that in (5), while t he phrase "the fastest" is adverbial, it is unclear that "fastest" itself is an adverb. In "He runs fastest", "fastest" would be adverbial.
- Those are all correct, except that in (5), while t he phrase "the fastest" is adverbial, it is unclear that "fastest" itself is an adverb.
- In "He runs fastest", "fastest" would be adverbial.
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Those are all correct, except that in (5), while the phrase "the fastest" is adverbial, it is unclear that "fastest" itself is an adverb. In "He runs fastest", "fastest" would be adverbial.
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