By Adverbs, Verbs

Hello Anon, Yes, "quickly" is the usual form, in a sentence like that, in standard English. (Your first adverb qualifies your second adverb.) Best wishes, MrP

Hi,What happens when we have two adverbs in the following:"She drove extremely quickly""She did not drive particularly quickly""She drove particularly quickly"Strictly speaking, am i correct in using quickly instead of quick?Thanks

Correction: All the fragments provided by you appear OK as quite often commas which are necessary are omitted if the sentence or sentences are clear enough without them.

All the fragments provided by you appear OK as quite often commas which are necessary are omitted if the sentence or sentences are clear enough with them.

Hi,I think the words 'in the mean time" and "finally" are conjunctive adverbs and can be said to be sentence adverbs, (I think) meaning they modify the whole sentences/clauses.I have trouble if any of these conjucntive adverbs comes after the conjunction "and" in that...

It seems to me that you have your head screwed on correctly. IMHO "earlier" as an adjective is an error. (I"d be happy to have someone prove me wrong.)"Earlier" could be an adjective, as in We arrived two hours late in Reno because the earlier flight for which we held...

"Why the secret, if at all?" would normally be understood to mean something like "Why the secret, if it is a secret at all?", just because this is the nearest thing it could be trying to say. But for some reason the rules of English don't (in my opinion) allow "Why...

Hello,I'm reading about adverbial clauses and conjunctions, and the following discussions confuse me:The book says:These conjunctions frequently begin adversial clauses that indicate degree or comparison: as, than, etc.My relatives arrived earlier than they usually do.In this example, the...

Strictly speaking you should use an adverb in all the cases but some adjectives, especially short ones, are so frequently used as adverbs that even dictionaries recognize that usage. Nobody says take it easily. CB

Hi,Given my limited knowledge of grammar, I always take adverbs to be in relation to some sort of action. However, sometimes I read things in books and magazines and get confused! For example:1) The want me convicted and not let off easy (Am I correct in thinking that "easy" should...