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What are the three things adverbs modify?
Adverbs modify a verb, another adverb, or an adjective.
What do adverb phrases modify?
Adverb phrases modify the verb, adjective, or adverb of the sentence.
Does an adverb modify a verb adjective or another adverb?
Yes. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Can an adverb or adjective modify a verb?
An adverb can modify or describe a verb.
How can you modify that an adverb modifies a verb adjective and adverb?
You could modify a phrasal verb (more than one word), or modify an entire clause with an adverb such as "fortunately."
What can adverb modify?
Adverbs can modify verbs, e.g. He ran (verb) frantically (adverb). They can also modify adjectives and other adverbs, e.g. That is absolutely (adverb) ridiculous (adjective).
Can an adjective modify an adverb?
No, it cannot. But an adverb can modify an adjective (e.g. almost bald) or another adverb (e.g. almost completely).
What can an adverb not modify?
An adverb cannot modify nouns or pronouns, as adjectives do. It may modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Other parts of speech (conjunctions, prepositions) are never modified.
What parts of speech does an adverb never modify?
Nouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What usually modifies a verb but can sometimes modify an adverb?
An adverb can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
An adverb can modify?
noun, verb, or another adverb
What is used to modify the simple predicate?
Adverb
