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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Silent vs silently
Could you please help,what is the difference between silent and silently????
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Silent is the adjective (modifies a noun), and silently is an adverb (modifies a verb, or other word that is not a noun). So as for usage, you might say: The cat was silent as he walked across the grass. ) or The cat walked silently across the grass.
- Silent is the adjective (modifies a noun), and silently is an adverb (modifies a verb, or other word that is not a noun).
- So as for usage, you might say: The cat was silent as he walked across the grass.
- ) or The cat walked silently across the grass.
- ) I hope this helps.
- -S
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Silent is the adjective (modifies a noun), and silently is an adverb (modifies a verb, or other word that is not a noun). So as for usage, you might say:
The cat was silent as he walked across the grass.
('Silent' is describing the cat- modifying the noun.)
or
The cat walked silently across the grass.
('Silently' is describing how the cat walked- modify
The cat was silent as he walked across the grass.
('Silent' is describing the cat- modifying the noun.)
or
The cat walked silently across the grass.
('Silently' is describing how the cat walked- modify
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