adverbs
Example Sentences
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A line such as this one, from Carrickfergus, a traditional ballad Shane admired, says more about state of mind than any sentence loaded with adjectives and adverbs.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
And as English majors, what mostly alarmed us then were all the adverbs author J.K.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022
When describing the image, avoid overuse of adjectives and adverbs.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Just as our English teacher told us you can put too many adverbs and adjectives into a sentence—its called overwriting—you can put too many meanings into a statement.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
