Thursday, June 22, 2017

Adjectives used as adverbs/ verbs used as adjectives/ verbs used as adverbs

First question: I have been reading English: An Essential Grammar by Gerald Nelson and it gives an example of the words 'hard' and 'fast' being used as both adjectives and adverbs:



Adverb:




John works hard.



Peter drives fast.





Adjective:




John is used to hard work.



Peter drives a fast car.





I was wondering, can all adjectives be used as adverbs in this manner?



E.g.



Adjective:




Small girl.





Are these adverbs???




She is small.



She was small.



She looked small.





Second question: Can present participle verbs be considered as adjectives?



E.g. Are these adjectives or are they still considered as verbs?




The singing lady.



The growing crowd.



The advancing army.





Third question: Can all past participle verbs be considered adjectives?



E.g.




The written book.



The cooked fish.




The bitten apple.




And lastly: Can all past participle verbs be considered as adverbs?



E.g.




The book was written in black ink.




The fish seemed to be cooked.


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