Questions and Answers on Adverbs
Question 1 : What three types of words can adverbs modify?
Answer : Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Question 2 : Is the word leisurely an adjective or an adverb?
Answer : Leisurely can be an adjective or an adverb.
Question 3 : What do interrogative adverbs do?
Answer : They ask questions.
Question 4 : Is the negative adverb not ever a part of a verb phrase?
Answer : No, the adverb not is never a part of a verb phrase.
Question 5 : What are the three degrees of comparison for adverbs
Answer : Adverbs are compared in the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees.
Question 6 : What are the three forms of comparison for the adverb almost.
Answer : Almost is an adverb that is beyond comparison. It has no forms of comparison.
Question 7 : Why are adverbs sometimes placed before the verb?
Answer :Adverbs are placed before verbs to emphasize the qualities of the adverbs.
Question 8 : Do adverbs typically follow linking verbs?
Answer : No, adverbs typically follow action verbs, since it is action verbs that adverbs modify. Adverbs never follow linking verbs. Adjectives often follow linking verbs and function as subject complements.
Question 9 : What is a double negative?
Answer : A double negative is a construction that uses two negative words to express a positive idea.
Question 10 : What type of word is evening in the sentence “She called home yesterday evening?”
Answer : Evening is a part of the adverbial yesterday evening ( a noun phrase). It tells us when she called home. By itself, evening is a noun.