David Matthewman (
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2008-06-14 09:19 am (UTC)
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To be an adverb it has to modify a verb.
No it doesn't. It just has to
not
be modifying a noun (in which case it would usually be an adjective). The 'verb' in adverb comes from the Latin 'verbum', meaning word.
That's not how they usually teach it at school, mind you.
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No it doesn't. It just has to not be modifying a noun (in which case it would usually be an adjective). The 'verb' in adverb comes from the Latin 'verbum', meaning word.
That's not how they usually teach it at school, mind you.