Adverb & Adjective
ADVERB
An adverb is a modifying part of speech. It describes verbs, other adverbs, adjectives, and phrases. They are used to describe how, where, when, how often and why something happens.
CATEGORIES OF ADVERB
1. GENITIVE: In Old and Middle English, the genitive case was productive, and adverbial genitives were commonplace. While Modern English does not fully retain the genitive case, it has left various relics, including a number of adverbial genitives. Some of these are now analyzed as ordinary adverbs, including the following:
a. always (which originated from all way)
b. afterwards, towards, and so on (from their counterparts in -ward, which historically were adjectives)
2. CONJUCTIVE: A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships e.g accordingly, additionally, almost, anyway, again, as a result, besides, certainly, comparatively, consequently, contrarily etc.
The following rules are considered to be correct punctuation for conjunctive adverbs:
* Use a semicolon or period before the conjunctive adverb to separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb. A conjunctive adverb is not strong enough to join two independent clauses without the aid of a semicolon.
* Use a comma following the conjunctive adverb when it appears at the beginning of the second clause unless the adverb is one syllable.
Like other adverbs, conjunctive adverbs may move around in the clause (or sentence) in which they appear. When they appear at the end of the clause, they are preceded by a comma. If they appear in the middle of the clause, they are normally enclosed in commas, though this rule is not absolute and is not always applied to very short clauses.
Examples:
* He can leap tall buildings in a single bound; furthermore, Dwight Schrute is a hog.
* He can
An adverb is a modifying part of speech. It describes verbs, other adverbs, adjectives, and phrases. They are used to describe how, where, when, how often and why something happens.
CATEGORIES OF ADVERB
1. GENITIVE: In Old and Middle English, the genitive case was productive, and adverbial genitives were commonplace. While Modern English does not fully retain the genitive case, it has left various relics, including a number of adverbial genitives. Some of these are now analyzed as ordinary adverbs, including the following:
a. always (which originated from all way)
b. afterwards, towards, and so on (from their counterparts in -ward, which historically were adjectives)
2. CONJUCTIVE: A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships e.g accordingly, additionally, almost, anyway, again, as a result, besides, certainly, comparatively, consequently, contrarily etc.
The following rules are considered to be correct punctuation for conjunctive adverbs:
* Use a semicolon or period before the conjunctive adverb to separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb. A conjunctive adverb is not strong enough to join two independent clauses without the aid of a semicolon.
* Use a comma following the conjunctive adverb when it appears at the beginning of the second clause unless the adverb is one syllable.
Like other adverbs, conjunctive adverbs may move around in the clause (or sentence) in which they appear. When they appear at the end of the clause, they are preceded by a comma. If they appear in the middle of the clause, they are normally enclosed in commas, though this rule is not absolute and is not always applied to very short clauses.
Examples:
* He can leap tall buildings in a single bound; furthermore, Dwight Schrute is a hog.
* He can