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You perhaps know it for certain that an Adverb is that word that qualifies any part of speech save the noun and the pronoun. But in other grammar too you may find the definition elaborated in a different manner. There the definition goes thus- An Adverb is that particular word that is used to qualify a verb, an adverb and the adjective. But when we brood over the matter it seems that the second definition is not at all correct. For, it is Adverb that may qualify preposition and conjunction too.
Now we can discuss in details the Relative Adverb. It may seem a bit complicated when you are going to use it. Before brooding over the relative adverb you have to have a clear idea of the relative clause. The number of relative adverb is not much; hence the use is limited to some extent. Still you have to take care when you would go to apply them.
Again Relative Adverbs are in some respect same in form as the interrogative adverbs. But the basic difference that you may note is that like the interrogative adverbs they do not ask questions, rather join two sentences. So you have the sole right to define relative adverb in two way... Read more...
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If you want to dip delve into the vast grammatical pool you must take it for certain that you must know the Parts of Speech quite well along with their definitions, functions and their appropriateness in the English grammar. Now it is Adverb that you have to know for Adverb is such kind of Parts of Speech that has the power to modify all its other counterparts save the noun. You may not find the use of Adverb in other languages. But in the English language its use is mandatory and to a large extent important.
Perhaps you have the basic idea that an Adverb generally ends with ‘ly’ that is a suffix. There is root word, generally an adjective that the Adverb modifies. But there are instances too where you may find that only ‘ly’ in the ending does not denote an Adverb. Though in the very beginning I have mentioned that Adverb generally despises noun it sometimes takes the help of a noun to form contrary. The words are the suffixes -ways and – wise.
The first thing that may haunt you is the thought that it is the Verb that is modified generally by an Adverb. The first reason lies in the name Adverb that an ob... Read more...
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