Posadas [he/him, they/them] to memes • edit-24 years agoCan't wait to see them react to adjectivesimagemessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up1107file-text
arrow-up1107imageCan't wait to see them react to adjectivesPosadas [he/him, they/them] to memes • edit-24 years agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear14·edit-24 years agoIt's an adjective modified to describe a verb. So the adjective would be quick and the adverb would be quickly for example link
minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear7·edit-24 years agoI'm guessing something like "she ran less quickly." Less modifies quickly, which is an adverb. So less would therefore also be an adverb, not an adjective, since adjectives modify nouns or other adjectives. link
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear5·4 years agoAlso adverbs can be used on adjectives like in 'she is very tall'. So I think less is maybe still an adjective here? link
minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear4·4 years agomaybe! I'm sort of guessing here based on what other people have said. link
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear4·4 years agoTurns out very and tall both count as adverbs. They actually carry a lot more weight than I thought. link
minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear4·4 years ago"Are adverbs overpowered in the current meta? Claire and I discuss tonight on stream!" link
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It's an adjective modified to describe a verb. So the adjective would be quick and the adverb would be quickly for example
Or modifies another adverb :galaxy-brain:
That doesn't make sense.
I'm guessing something like "she ran less quickly." Less modifies quickly, which is an adverb. So less would therefore also be an adverb, not an adjective, since adjectives modify nouns or other adjectives.
Also adverbs can be used on adjectives like in 'she is very tall'. So I think less is maybe still an adjective here?
maybe! I'm sort of guessing here based on what other people have said.
Turns out very and tall both count as adverbs. They actually carry a lot more weight than I thought.
"Are adverbs overpowered in the current meta? Claire and I discuss tonight on stream!"
...I'll accept it but that's a stretch