المعلم
09-04-2003, 09:52 PM
السلام عليكم ،
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1. Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
You can recognize adverbs easily because many of them are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
Here are some sentences that demonstrate some of the differences between an adjective and an adverb by showing what is being modified in each sentence.
Richard is careless.
Here careless is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard.
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Richard talks carelessly.
Here carelessly is an adverb that modifies the verb talks.
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Richard was extremely happy.
Here happy is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard and extremely is an adverb that modifies the adjective happy.
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Richard finished his work unusually quickly.
Here quickly is an adverb that modifies the verb finished and unusually is an adverb that modifies the adverb quickly.
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esladjadv.html
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1. Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
You can recognize adverbs easily because many of them are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
Here are some sentences that demonstrate some of the differences between an adjective and an adverb by showing what is being modified in each sentence.
Richard is careless.
Here careless is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard.
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Richard talks carelessly.
Here carelessly is an adverb that modifies the verb talks.
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Richard was extremely happy.
Here happy is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard and extremely is an adverb that modifies the adjective happy.
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Richard finished his work unusually quickly.
Here quickly is an adverb that modifies the verb finished and unusually is an adverb that modifies the adverb quickly.
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esladjadv.html