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| − | An '''adverb''' is a [[part of speech]] that modifies a [[verb]], an [[adjective]], another adverb, a [[phrase]], or a [[clause]].<ref>[http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html What Is an Adverb?]</ref> In [[English]], many adverbs are derived from adjectives by the suffix ''-ly,'' as seen in the following examples: | + | An '''adverb''' is a [[part of speech]] that modifies a [[verb]], an [[adjective]], another adverb, a [[phrase]], or a [[clause]].<ref>[http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html What Is an Adverb?]</ref> In [[English]], many adverbs are derived from adjectives by the [[affix|suffix]] ''-ly,'' as seen in the following examples: |
*''quickly'' from ''quick'' | *''quickly'' from ''quick'' | ||
*''cheerily'' from ''cheery'' (note the orthographic change in the original adjective) | *''cheerily'' from ''cheery'' (note the orthographic change in the original adjective) | ||
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| + | The suffix -ly, or the similar German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian suffixes, derive from the Germanic word ''lich'', meaning "body", "shape". "Quickly" could therefore be interpreted as meaning "with a quick body". By comparison, the Romance suffixes -mente, -ment, or -mense come from the Latin ''mente,'' which is the ablative [[grammatical case|case]] of ''mens,'' meaning "mind." That is, the adverb came from a construction that literally meant "with an [adjective] mind." | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.asp Adjectives and Adverbs] and [http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/adjectives_and_adverbs_1.asp Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz] | *[http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.asp Adjectives and Adverbs] and [http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/adjectives_and_adverbs_1.asp Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz] | ||
[[Category:Parts of Speech]] | [[Category:Parts of Speech]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, April 15, 2019
An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause.[1] In English, many adverbs are derived from adjectives by the suffix -ly, as seen in the following examples:
- quickly from quick
- cheerily from cheery (note the orthographic change in the original adjective)
The suffix -ly, or the similar German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian suffixes, derive from the Germanic word lich, meaning "body", "shape". "Quickly" could therefore be interpreted as meaning "with a quick body". By comparison, the Romance suffixes -mente, -ment, or -mense come from the Latin mente, which is the ablative case of mens, meaning "mind." That is, the adverb came from a construction that literally meant "with an [adjective] mind."