adverb or adjective
Please could someone tell me if these are adjectives or adverbs.
Their prey takes them over the far horizons. What part of speech is far? Wolf puppies grow quickly. What part of speech is quickly? Their hard teeth make a loud sound. What part of speech is hard? Wolves travel far when they hunt. What part of speech is far? New wolf mothers can be unfriendly. What part of speech is unfriendly? The pups nearby always stay close to their mother. What part of speech is close? Wolves circle their prey and begin a forward movement. What part of speech is forward? They wolf failed at the hunt, but it was a near miss. What part of speech is near? When they see prey, they move near. What part of speech is near? The small wolves chew hard on bones. What part of speech is hard?
5 Answers
As long as you can recognize a noun and a verb, your question is easily answered.
Any word that pertains to or enhances a noun is an adjective.
Any word that pertains to or enhances a verb is an adverb.
We also have adjective and adverb phrases as well - where a series of words describes a noun or a verb, ie: "He ran after her quickly while being careful not to fall." (part in bold is an adverb phrase describing how he ran)
As additional input, if you see it ending in ´ly´, then you can count on it being an adverb in most cases. (como ´mente´ en español)
Unfriendly is a tough one though, as it can be an adjective or adverb, but is more often an adjective.
If it´s describing a person (or perhaps, and animal or other entity), then it is an adjective.
If it´s describing a manner in which something is done, then it is an adverb.
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Their prey takes them over the far horizons. What part of speech is far? Wolf puppies grow quickly. What part of speech is quickly? Their hard teeth make a loud sound. What part of speech is hard? Wolves travel far when they hunt. What part of speech is far? New wolf mothers can be unfriendly. What part of speech is unfriendly? The pups nearby always stay close to their mother. What part of speech is close? Wolves circle their prey and begin a forward movement. What part of speech is forward? They wolf failed at the hunt, but it was a near miss. What part of speech is near? When they see prey, they move near. What part of speech is near? The small wolves chew hard on bones. What part of speech is hard?
Far - adjective modifying horizons
Quickly - adverb modifying grow
Hard - adjective modifying teeth
Far - adverb modifying travel
Unfriendly - adverb ? Modifying be
Close - adverb modifying stay
Forward - adjective modifying movement
Near - adjective modifying miss
Near - adverb modifying move
Hard - adverb modifying chew
Spanish Grammar Look here for an explanation.
It's an adjective I believe.
