Hi,I often find it hard to classify if a phrase is use as an adverb in a sentence. I know it answers the questions how, when, where, in what way, to what extent but are there others? Can somebody enumerate all questions that an adverb answer, especially if it modifies a verb. Thanks.
red olive 901I know it answers the questions how, when, where, in what way, to what extent but are there others?
I don't think so.
I don't look at adverbs that way myself. I try to see what role a phrase plays in a sentence by asking myself what it modifies. It is not always easy to tell, but if it is a verb-like thing, an adjective-like thing or another adverb, I call it an adverb.
red olive 901Can somebody enumerate all questions that an adverb can answer, especially if it modifies a verb?
I doubt it, and even if that were possible, it would not necessarily help you to classify an adverb when you see it in a sentence.
Most adverbs that modify verbs focus on place, time, frequency, or manner, but I suppose you already know that (here, now, often, slowly).
CJ
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