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	0 answers Post by Jacob Roos on July 19, 2021 Professor, I have a quick question. I recently heard a hymn titled, "It is well with my soul." I know that "with my soul" is a prepositional phrase and that "well" is an adverb. However, adverbs can only modify adjectives and other adverbs, so what is "well" modifying?
	0 answers Post by Jason Sun on May 7, 2020 Bruh this is hard
	2 answers Last reply by: Albert Luh Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:30 PM Post by Haiqing Chen on July 21, 2018 I don't get what's wrong with I'm selling sandwiches cheap.
	1 answer Last reply by: Matthew Zhang Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:25 PM Post by Katherine Wen on December 28, 2014 Excuse me, I wonder that in "...and got so far ahead", is the word "ahead" also an adverb modifying "far."
	1 answer Last reply by: Macy Li Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:28 PM Post by Ammar Kurd on September 21, 2014 "The tortoise is a very patient animal." what is "very" in this sentence?
	0 answers Post by Aline on July 22, 2014 hi, " my" can be used as an adverb or adjectif.
	1 answer Last reply by: Niyitegeka Emmanuel Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:19 AM Post by Niyitegeka Emmanuel on July 16, 2014 In the find the adverbs - why is 'up' in "took up" not an adverb?
	0 answers Post by Shincheul Kang on July 2, 2014 In the phrase of "the plodded along" , what is the word form of along?
	3 answers Last reply by: Jinli Zhang Wed Jul 1, 2020 5:54 PM Post by Hyun Kim on January 12, 2014 In the third Sentence of "Adverbs and Adjectives" why is verb not an adverb?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:10 PM Post by John N on June 23, 2013 Since we have verbs and adjectives why do we need adverbs?
	3 answers Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Mon May 13, 2013 8:14 PM Post by Ryan Canfield on May 12, 2013 Aren't "fast" and "far" describing how the hare RAN? If RAN is a verb, then wouldn't these two words (fast, far) be adverbs?
	3 answers Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Tue May 7, 2013 12:27 PM Post by America Moctezuma on April 14, 2013 Quick question, can you use "I did excellent on the test"? instead of "well"
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Wed Apr 3, 2013 8:16 PM Post by Brett Snodgrass on April 3, 2013 got so far ahead..... so = adverb. .....? far = adjective... ? ahead = noun ?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Wed Apr 3, 2013 8:15 PM Post by praveen sambanthamurthy karkuzhali on January 1, 2013 Hello Madam, Thanks for the great tutorial ,that ever i had on English grammar. As you said in the previous lessons ,verb -state of being,then why do you say affection is not a verb?
	1 answer Last reply by: Brett Snodgrass Wed Apr 3, 2013 4:59 PM Post by Nathanael Shim on December 10, 2012 How come in the sentence," The tortoise is a very patient animal." Professor Hendershot didn't mark the word "very" as an adverb? The word " very" is an adverb right??
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:03 AM Post by PABLO AGREDANO on November 29, 2012 in the finding the adverbs slide with the tortoise and the hare. when you explained the "very clever tortoise", tortoise = noun, so clever = adjective and very = adverb. i understand the adjective and the noun part. however i am a little confused about the very. i understand that a word that modifies an adjective = adverb. but in your adjective video you stated that you can stack up adjectives. so how did you know that very was an adverb modifying an adjective and not another adjective stacked up to modify the noun tortoise.
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:59 PM Post by PABLO AGREDANO on November 29, 2012 adjectives have to be placed directly before the noun/pronoun? and the adverb can be located anywhere as long as its in the same clause? and it answers the questions: when, where, how, why? i had previously thot that the adverb was like the adjective where it would have to be placed directly in front of the verb or behind it. but after working through your two example passages with the boy who cried wolf and the tortoise and the hare it does not seem that way
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:56 PM Post by PABLO AGREDANO on November 29, 2012 in the slide @ 2:50, the adjective/sdverb slide. i have a question about the sentence : the tortoise is a very patient animal. in the slide you said that patient is an adjective that modifies animal. but isn't "animal" = adjective for the linking verb "is" and "tortoise". if that is true, then "patient" = adverb because it is modifying an adjective ?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:31 PM Post by Isaiah Jones on September 26, 2012 im not geting the adverb thing at allll..!!!! ughhh

Adverbs

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They describe when, where, how, why, under what conditions, and to what degree.
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Never use an adverb to modify a noun or pronoun, and never use an adjective in place of an adverb.

Adverbs

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Intro

Lesson Overview

What is an Adverb?

Adverbs vs Adjectives

Distinction

Adverb or Adjective? Practice

Adverb or Adjective? Answers

Using Adverbs Correctly

Common Mistakes

Find the Adverbs Practice

Find the Adverbs Answers

Find the Adverbs Practice 2

Find the Adverbs Answers 2

Intro 0:00
Lesson Overview 0:06
What is an Adverb? 0:22

Definition
Often Describes

Adverbs vs Adjectives 0:51

Distinction

Adverb or Adjective? Practice 1:42
Adverb or Adjective? Answers 2:21
Using Adverbs Correctly 3:52

Common Mistakes

Find the Adverbs Practice 5:15
Find the Adverbs Answers 6:01
Find the Adverbs Practice 2 7:24
Find the Adverbs Answers 2 7:56

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Section 1: Parts of Speech
	Nouns	12:48
	Pronouns	13:32
	Verbs	11:46
	Adjectives	18:33
	Adverbs	9:26
	Prepositions	11:31
	Conjunctions	19:51
	Interjections	7:42
Section 2: Verb Forms and Tenses
	Basic Verb Forms	11:41
	Simple Tenses	12:12
	Perfect Tenses	11:21
	Progressive Tenses	12:00
	Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood	10:28
Section 3: Sentence Parts and Patterns
	Subjects	15:08
	Predicates	13:02
	Objects	11:49
	Sentence Types	9:18
Section 4: Trouble with Verbs
	Helping Verbs	8:42
	Infinitives & Gerunds	12:50
	Troublesome Verbs	10:28
	Consistent Tense, Mood & Voice	15:09
	Subject-Verb Agreement	18:11
Section 5: Common Grammar Problems
	Pronoun Agreement and Reference	19:09
	Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns	14:48
	Modifiers & Their Placement	19:13
	Articles	17:49
	Commonly Confused Words	11:29
Section 6: Common Sentence Problems
	Sentence Fragments	15:43
	Run-On Sentences	12:13
	Parallelism	8:33
	Active vs. Passive Voice	9:54
	Idioms	11:18

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Adverbs

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