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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Orderly way?

He has never been able to express himself in a clear and orderly way.

This sentence is grammatically correct, right? What is "orderly" adverb or adjective. It looks like an adverb, but I guess it have to be adjective if the sentence is correct...

Please help me understand it!
  

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orderly modifies way . It is an adjective

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  • orderly modifies way .
  • It is an adjective
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orderly modifies way. It is an adjective
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Just decide which part of speech "clear" is.
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clear and orderly is a compound adjective working together to modify the same noun: way.
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Hi Anon

Have you checked a dictionary? The word orderly will be listed as an adjective in any dictionary you check.

The vast majority of adverbs end in -ly, but not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. For example, the words friendly and ugly are also adjectives.

In addition, there are some adverbs which do not have the
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AnonymousHe has never been able to express himself in a clear and orderly way.

This sentence is grammatically correct, right? What is "orderly" adverb or adjective. It looks like an adverb, but I guess it have to be adjective if the sentence is correct...

Please help me understand it!

I see no problem with grammar. [Orderly] here me
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It looks like an adverb
Yes, it does, because of the 'ly'. Nevertheless, this and several other adjectives end in 'ly'. (I just can't think of the others right now!)

CJ
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I'll give some friendly advice.

She has a lovely smile.
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