adverb
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[change] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈædvɜː(r)b/
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[change] Noun
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Singular |
- (countable) An adverb is a kind of word that generally modifies verbs and other words (but not nouns); adverbs usually answer questions such as how?, why? and to what extent?.
- In the phrase "Jane ran quickly", quickly is an adverb because it tells you how Jane ran.
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| Grammar (edit) | |
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| parts of speech | noun - verb - adjective - adverb - determiner - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection |
| grammatical functions | subject - predicate - object - complement - modifier - adjunct - determiner |
| clauses | independent clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause |
