Adverb
12/10/08 00:06 Filed in: Grammar
Adverb
1. An Adverb qualifies any part of speech except a noun or pronoun, but it usually qualifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb.
Examples : --
( a ) Ichiro runs fast.
( b ) Ichiro runs very fast.
( c ) Ichiro is quite happy.
In ( a ) the adverb " fast " qualifies the verb " run " ;
in ( b ) the adverb " very " qualifies the adverb " fast " ; and
in ( c ) the adverb " quite " qualifies the adjective " happy ".