How do you use Adverb in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like modifier or qualifier, plus the exact meaning.
Adverb meaning
- A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
- In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
Using Adverb
- The main meaning on this page is: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. | In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
- Useful related words include: major form class, modifier, qualifier.
- In the example corpus, adverb often appears in combinations such as: an adverb, the adverb, adverb or.
Context around Adverb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adverb
- In this selection, "adverb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deictic, hyphenate, predicate, meaning, may and adjective stand out and add context to how "adverb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a conjunction adverb or even and a deictic adverb meaning at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adverb" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adverb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Person A returns and has to guess the adverb. (9 words)
Next, take a red pen and cross out every adverb. (10 words)
However, if the adverb were moved, where could it go? (10 words)
Because the word there can also be a deictic adverb (meaning "at/to that place"), a sentence like There is a river could have either of two meanings: "a river exists" (with there as a pronoun), and "a river is in that place" (with there as an adverb). (48 words)
Less common adverbs, including all those that end -ly, are less likely to need hyphens". citation In the 19th century, it was common to hyphenate adverb–adjective modifiers with the adverb ending in -ly (as in "a craftily-constructed chair"). (40 words)
As in the second of the two below examples, if the two sentences are separated by a semicolon and the second sentence starts with an adverb, then it is preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma. (38 words)
However, if the adverb were moved, where could it go? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because the word there can also be a deictic adverb (meaning "at/to that place"), a sentence like There is a river could have either of two meanings: "a river exists" (with there as a pronoun), and "a river is in that place" (with there as an adverb).
However, in modern colloquial English almost any adverb may be found in this syntactic position, especially when the adverb and the verb form a close syntactic unit (really-pull, not-split).
Less common adverbs, including all those that end -ly, are less likely to need hyphens". citation In the 19th century, it was common to hyphenate adverb–adjective modifiers with the adverb ending in -ly (as in "a craftily-constructed chair").
They can also be followed by an adverb of place, which is sometimes referred to as a predicate adverb.
You can put it in the middle of words, or at the end as a suffix; use it as blunt interjection; or wield it expertly as a conjunction, adverb, or even pronoun.
Adverb (continuing): Up to and including the present or a specified time; without change or interruption.
Next, take a red pen and cross out every adverb.
Since the 17th century “hopefully” has been used as an adverb, modifying a verb to suggest that the action is done “in a hopeful way”.
Person A returns and has to guess the adverb.
An adverb can be formed from any adjective in this way.
An English adverb, which is derived from an adjective, is arranged in German under the adjectives with adverbial use in the sentence.
As in the second of the two below examples, if the two sentences are separated by a semicolon and the second sentence starts with an adverb, then it is preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma.
A well-known example occurs in the opening sequence of the Star Trek television series: " to boldly go where no man has gone before " the adverb boldly is said to split the infinitive to go.
Comparative and superlative adverbs are formed in the same manner as comparative and superlative adjectives: by placing a specific particle before the adverb receiving the comparison.
Copular verbs Copular verbs (aka linking verbs) can't be followed by an adverb or end a sentence, but instead must be followed by a noun or adjective, whether in a single word or phrase.
Even when a sentential adverb has other functions, the meaning is often not the same.
For Europeans, it is striking that the adverb qhipa means both "behind" and "future" and ñawpa means "ahead, in front" and "past".
Here is an example of an adverb being transferred into split infinitive position from a parallel position in a different construction.
However, if an adverb can also function as an adjective, then a hyphen may be or should be used for clarity, depending on the style guide.
However, if the adverb were moved, where could it go?
Common combinations with adverb
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an adverb 16×
- the adverb 14×
- adverb or 4×
- adverb adjective 2×
- adverb can 2×
- and adverb 2×
- adverb for 2×