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=== adverbs to describe when === | === adverbs to describe when === | ||
* are used to express the "when" of an action (verb) | * are used to express the "when" of an action (verb) | ||
** ex. "Jocelyn arrived | ** ex. "Jocelyn arrived early" | ||
*** note the -ly form of the word "early," which indicates it is an adverb | |||
** | *** however, if we say, "Jocelyn arrived late", "late" is an adverb the same as "early" | ||
** these are adverbs because they modify the verb | * "adverbs of time": | ||
** | ** ''yesterday, today, "tomorrow'' | ||
** see the entry for "Yesterday" on [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_word_parts_of_speech_%26_their_grammar_rules#Y-Z Word Parts of Speech & Their Rules Y-Z]] | ** these are adverbs because they modify the verb as to when the action occurred | ||
*** note that these words can also be used as nouns | |||
**** see the entry for "Yesterday" on [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_word_parts_of_speech_%26_their_grammar_rules#Y-Z Word Parts of Speech & Their Rules Y-Z]] | |||
* Sources: | * Sources: | ||
** [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7876/is-yesterday-a-noun-an-adjective-or-an-adverb Is "yesterday" a noun, an adjective or an adverb? (stackexchange.com)] | ** [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7876/is-yesterday-a-noun-an-adjective-or-an-adverb Is "yesterday" a noun, an adjective or an adverb? (stackexchange.com)] | ||