adverbs

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    • What is the traditional definition of an adverb?
      An adverb is a word that modifies any part of speech, except nouns or pronouns.
    • Why does the adverb class not fit the definition given for other parts of speech?
      Because of its great heterogeneity, some traditional grammarians have removed certain subsets from the adverb class.
    • How does American structuralism define an adverbial?
      An adverbial is a word or phrase that describes an adjacent phrase or clause.
    • What do adverbs usually modify?
      Adverbs usually modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
    • What is the exception to the rule that adverbs do not modify nouns?
      The adverb 'very' can also modify nouns.
    • Give an example of an adverb modifying a verb.
      He came yesterday.
    • Give an example of an adverb modifying an adjective.
      That’s very good.
    • Give an example of an adverb modifying another adverb.

      The car stopped quite suddenly.
    • Provide an example of an adverb modifying a noun.
      This is the very book I want.
    • Provide an example of an adverb modifying a phrase.
      Only in your country do they react in such a way.
    • Provide an example of an adverb modifying a clause.
      Unfortunately he couldn’t catch the train.
    • What does the term ADVERBIAL refer to in traditional grammar?
      ADVERBIAL refers to adverbs, prepositional phrases, and subordinate clauses that have the same syntactic distribution as adverbs.
    • What are some examples of adverb equivalents?
      Prepositional phrases, subordinate clauses, adjectives, or (exceptionally) nouns.
    • What is a common suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives?
      The –ly suffix.
    • What is a less common suffix used in the formation of denominal adverbs?
      The –wise suffix.
    • What are some examples of simple adverbs?
      Well, still, yet, very, quite.
    • How are deadjectival adverbs of manner formed?
      By adding the suffix –LY to an adjective.
    • What is an example of a deadjectival adverb of manner?
      Quickly.
    • What happens to adjectives already ending in –LY when forming adverbs?
      Adverbs cannot derive from adjectives already ending in –LY.
    • Provide an example of a sentence using a denominal adverb.
      He comes here daily.
    • What are some adverbs that have the same form as their corresponding adjectives?
      Fast, hard, low, dead, clean.
    • What is the difference between adverbial particles and transitive prepositions?
      Adverbial particles complement transitive phrasal verbs, while transitive prepositions take their own nominal complement.
    • What are the essential components of a sentence?
      Adverbs of manner, time, place, frequency, etc., which modify the verb.
    • What are interrogative adverbs?
      Interrogative adverbs mark the question and act as an adverb in the question.
    • Provide an example of an interrogative adverb in a question.
      When did you arrive?
    • What are incidental components in a sentence?
      Incidental components can be omitted without altering the meaning of the verbal construction.
    • What are some examples of conjunctive adverbs?
      Accordingly, also, anyhow, anyway, besides.
    • How do conjunctive adverbs function in a sentence?
      Conjunctive adverbs connect independent clauses.
    • What are the morphological classifications of adverbs?
      • Simple (free morpheme)
      • Derivative (with affixes -ly, -wards, -wise, a-)
      • Compound (two free morphemes)
      • Group adverb (two or more lexical items)
    • What are the classifications of adverbs according to their syntactic distribution?
      • Verb modifiers
      • Adjective modifiers
      • Adverb modifiers
      • Sentence modifiers
      • Adverbial particles
    • What are the classifications of adverbs according to their manner of modification?
      • Essential components
      • Interrogative adverbs
      • Incidental components
    • What is a conjunctive adverb?
      A conjunctive adverb connects independent clauses.
    • Name three common conjunctive adverbs.
      Accordingly, however, moreover.
    • How is a conjunctive adverb punctuated when linking two independent clauses?
      A semicolon is used before the conjunctive adverb and a comma after it.
    • In the sentence "Michael did not do his homework; however, he still received good grades," what role does "however" play?
      "However" is a conjunctive adverb connecting two independent clauses.
    • What are the semantic classifications of adverbs according to what they express?
      • TIME: soon, now, yesterday
      • DURATION: long, until Friday
      • FREQUENCY: often, never, always
      • PLACE: here, there, everywhere
      • DIRECTION: forwards, backwards
      • MANNER: quickly, slowly, well
      • DEGREE: very, too, almost
      • QUANTITY: much, little, enough
      • AFFIRMATION: yes, indeed, certainly
      • NEGATION: no, not
      • PROBABILITY: perhaps, maybe
      • INTERROGATIVE: when, where, why
      • RELATIVE: when, where, why
    • What is an example of a time adverb?
      Yesterday
    • What is the function of degree adverbs?
      They modify adverbs and adjectives.
    • What is an example of an affirmation adverb?
      Indeed
    • How do relative adverbs function in a sentence?
      They introduce relative clauses.