adverbs
Example Sentences
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A line such as this one, from Carrickfergus, a traditional ballad Shane admired, says more about state of mind than any sentence loaded with adjectives and adverbs.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023
The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
And as English majors, what mostly alarmed us then were all the adverbs author J.K.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2022
When describing the image, avoid overuse of adjectives and adverbs.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
But the historical trend is in the opposite direction: adverbs and adjectives are more often distinguished today than they were in the past.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
