http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuickQuestions/wbdmw/post.htm#674184Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:17:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:674184Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuickQuestions/wbdmw/post.htm#674184http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-674184.xml. Question #: 1: It is very easy . Is the answer incorrect because the word &#39;very&#39; modifies &#39;is&#39;, and is therefore an adverb, and not &#39;easy&#39; which is an adjective? -- No. Adverbs modify verbs and adjectives. &#39;Very&#39; is an adverb modifying the adjective &#39;easy . Question #: 5: It was likely to happen . How is that &#39;likely&#39; does not modify the infinitive verb &#39;to happen&#39; and therefore be an adverb? How is it it possible that likely is an adjective? -- &#39;Likely&#39; is an adjective modifying &#39;it&#39;. &#39;Be&#39; is a linking verb. &#39;To happen&#39; is an infinitive clause complement. Second, why does the following sentence not have a comma after the quotation: &quot;Ouch!&quot;...http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuickQuestions/wbdmw/post.htmTue, 17 Feb 2009 02:34:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:674160postmodernbliss1http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuickQuestions/wbdmw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-674160.xmlHello, I have a few quick questions. First, c an someone please help me understand why the following answers to an online adjective and adverb quiz are incorrect?: Question #: 1: It is very easy. Here, very is an adjective. User&#39;s answer: True Correct answer: False Additional Notes: Is the answer incorrect because the word &#39;very&#39; modifies &#39;is&#39;, and is therefore an adverb, and not &#39;easy&#39; which is an adjective? Question #: 5: It was likely to happen. Here, likely is an adverb. User&#39;s answer: True Correct answer: False Additional Notes: How is that &#39;likely&#39; does not modify the infiniti