Verb and adverb show many differences between them as they are two different parts of speech (Representational image)
A verb usually expresses an action or state. An adverb usually modifies a verb or an adjective. Let us understand the difference between the two
Verbs and adverbs are two major parts of speech and are often used interchangeably in sentences. These two commonly used categories of words have similar names, but are used quite differently from each other.
Let us understand the difference between the two with the help of some examples.
What is a verb?
A verb is a part of speech that denotes an action. In a sentence, usually, a verb talks about the action that the subject does. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action as well as a state of being.
In general, there are three major types of verbs: verbs that refer to physical actions, verbs that refer to mental actions, and verbs that refer to states of being. In brief, physical actions refer to actions that bodies or objects perform, mental actions refer to actions performed by the brain, and states of being describe the existence or qualities of someone or something.
You can often recognize these words because they are usually preceded by the word ‘to’. For example, some common English verbs include: ‘to walk’, ‘to swim’, ‘to talk’, ‘to watch’, ‘to try’, ‘to make’, ‘to read’ and ‘to examine’ ‘.
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Verb examples:
1. Bird Fly,
2. he Was Happy.
3. I Thinking Film will start Nine o’clock.
4. Milk got changed sour because he Left It’s out all night.
5. They Consumed Some bread with cheese.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, clause, or other adverb. Like adjectives, adverbs provide more information about the words they modify.
It is interesting to note that adverbs mainly end with the letter ‘y’. Of course, this is a general rule. However, there are many adverbs in the English language that do not end with the letter ‘y’.
Adverbs that end with the letter ‘y’ are faithfully, beautifully, fast, carefully, and so on. Adverbs such as fast, well, slow, now and certainly do not end with the letter ‘y’.
Examples of adverbs:
1. he it’s a pity walked away.
2. Thank Godwe got there soon,
3. He was really tired yesterday,
4. Angela Sings beautifully,
5. He completed the exam by looking closely Ok for a newbie.
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