Semicolons – Part 2
In a previous post we looked at using semicolons to join two parts of a sentence when each part could be regarded as a sentence on its own. Here we’re going to find out...
Category: Adverbs
Superlative adverbs
Superlative adverbs. Let’s think first about adverbs that form their comparative form with _er and their superlative with _est. Such adverbs include loud, louder, loudest or quick, quicker, quickest. For such adverbs: We don’t...
Adverbs
Adverbs are words that modify a verb. They explain how, when, where or why something is done. Adverbs of manner Adverbs of manner explain the manner in which (how) an action is carried out....
Parts of Speech
In English, words are classified according to nine types. These types are called “parts of speech”. The nine parts of speech are: Nouns naming words Examples: Ivan; bird; London; president, car, computer, wind Verbs...
“Exceedingly” or “Excessively”?
Exceedingly and excessively are both adverbs. They have related but different meanings: Exceedingly means “very”. For example: “She wrote an exceedingly good essay”. Excessively means something like “too”: “The children were excessively noisy”.