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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
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Is it true that nouns cannot be made into adverbs, but only adjectives can?
  

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Do you have some examples of what you mean?
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Accident (noun) cannot be made into an adverb: accidently, but it has to first be made into an adjevitve: accidental, then into an adverb: accidentally
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AH020387Is it true that nouns cannot be made into adverbs, but only adjectives can?
No. The number of nouns that can be made into adverbs is much more limited, but they exist.

edge > edgewise

You can squeeze through this narrow passage if you go edgewise.

CJ
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