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adverbs

NOUN
word modifying a verb
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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

Yes, straight, right, hard, and the rest are bona-fide adverbs and have been for many centuries.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner



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