 | John Comly - 1834 - 226 pages
...verb and an adjective, and is generally formed by adding ing, ed, d, t, or n, to the verb. ADVERB. An adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, participle, adjective, or another adverb ; as He acts prudently. CONJUNCTION. A conjunction is a word... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1846 - 272 pages
...J Having been loving, (progressive Jam 0 \ Having been Ic ved, (passive form.) LESSON XII. ADVERBS. AN adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a ter I, adjective, participle, or other adverb. Adverbs may be divided into four general classes ; —... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1848 - 270 pages
...) Having been loving, (progressive form,) ( Having been Icved, (passive form.) LESSON XII. ADVERBS. AN adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, participle, or other adverb. Adverbs may be divided into four general classes ; — adverbs... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1848 - 220 pages
...HAVE. Give also a synopsis of TO BE. Conjugate TO LOVE. Give a synopsis of it. LESSON XXII. ADVERBS. adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, participle, or other adverb. Adverbs may be divided into four general classes, — adverbs... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1856 - 200 pages
...deeds sublime ; And, departing, leave behind us, Footsteps in the sands of Time. LESSON XLVII. ADVERBS. An adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, participle, or other adverb. EXAMPLES. The stage started early. He has undertaken a very... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1860 - 276 pages
...fire-flies tangled in a silver braid. — Tennyson. Models for parsing. 11* ADVERBS. 132. Definition. 1. An adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, participle, or other adverb ; as, "He learns quickly." 2. When an idea, however expressed,... | |
 | Z. M. Chandler - English language - 1862 - 240 pages
...Affirmation, 10. Negation. 2. COXJCNCTITE, 3. COMPARISON. f 1. Regular, I 2. Irr. egular. DEFINITIONS. 160. An ADVERB is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other adverb ; as, " He studies diligently ; " " He is very wise ; " " He acts more cautiousa.... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1862 - 266 pages
...passive form • as, « I am come; " " The sun is risen; " " lie is fallen." LESSON XII. ADVERBS. As adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, participle, or other adverb. Adverbs may be divided into four general classes ; — adverbs... | |
 | Simon Kerl - English language - 1865 - 182 pages
...words, which express degree, and are joined to adjectives and adverbs, are also called adverbs. 16. An Adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Ex. — " How tunefully through woods and meadows flow The brooks, now free from winter's ice and snow... | |
 | Simon Kerl - English language - 1867 - 396 pages
...galloping of a horse." Some other person, or else no one, rode the horse. 9. ADVERBS. 353. An advorb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. Sometimes an adverb modifies a phrase or an entire proposition. Ex. — "She is homely,... | |
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An adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 
