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=== adverbs to describe when ===
=== adverbs to describe when ===
* also called "adverbs of time"
* are used to express the "when" of an action (verb)
* are used to express the "when" of an action (verb)
** ex. "Jocelyn arrived late"
** ex. "Jocelyn arrived early"
 
*** note the -ly form of the word "early," which indicates it is an adverb
** ex. "yesterday," "today," "tomorrow"
*** 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":
** they can also be used as nouns  
** ''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)]