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== adverb == | == adverb == | ||
* | === modify verbs === | ||
* adverbs provide additional information about an action (verbs), including: | |||
** how, when, where, degree, or state of an action | ** how, when, where, degree, or state of an action | ||
** ex. "He shopped quickly" | |||
** "He shopped quickly" | === modify adjectives === | ||
* can also modify adjectives: | * adverbs can also modify adjectives: | ||
** in the sense of describing "the state", degree, or situation of the descriptor | ** in the sense of describing "the state", degree, or situation of the descriptor | ||
** ex. | ** ex. "the coach was extremely angry" | ||
*** "extremely" describes the extent to which the coach was "angry" (an adjective) | |||
*** therefore, the adverb "extremely" acts upon the adjective "angry" as opposed to the verb "was" | |||
=== adverb uses === | |||
* adverbs generally answer the "how" and "when" of an action (or verb): | * adverbs generally answer the "how" and "when" of an action (or verb): | ||
** how: "Soraya studied hard" or "Soraya studied quietly" | ** how: "Soraya studied hard" or "Soraya studied quietly" | ||
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** ex. "she called the broken phone stupidly" v. "she called the broken phone stupid" | ** ex. "she called the broken phone stupidly" v. "she called the broken phone stupid" | ||
* Sources: | * Sources: | ||
** | ** [https://literarydevices.net/adverb/ Adverb (literarydevices.net)] | ||
** [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/adjective_or_adverb/index.html Adjective or Adverb (OWL)] | |||
== article == | == article == | ||