Adverbs sharing same words as Adjectives
Examples
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This is an
airmail
letter from my pen pal in Timbuktu. (Adjective)
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She sent it
airmail
and I’m still waiting for it. (Adverb)
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She
alone
knew what happened that night. (Adjective)
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She raised twenty puppies
alone
. (Adverb)
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He lost his wallet to a pickpocket when he kept it in his
back
pocket. (Adjective)
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We have not seen him since he borrowed a big sum of money from us several years
back
. (Adverb)
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He seemed to think there’s no
better
way of getting money than stealing it. (Adjective)
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You cannot possibly speak
better
with your mouth full of crisps. (Adverb)
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I had a
cheap
fruit juice that tasted like tap water. (Adjective)
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These imported lollipops don’t come
cheap
. (Adverb)
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Your grandmother and my grandfather are
close
in age. (Adjective)
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Someone parked his truck so
close
in front of my car. (Adverb)
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The drunken driver drove his car into a
deep
ravine. (Adjective)
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They walked
deep
into the cave in search of treasure. (Adverb)
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There was no
direct
route to the cove, so we went around the hill. (Adjective)
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She went
direct
to the manager with the complaint. (Adverb)
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We booked a room with a
double
bed to share among the three of us. (Adjective)
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He was so drunk that he saw
double
and counted more people than there were. (Adverb)
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Poor diet can lead to
early
death. (Adjective)
.
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We arrived
early
but the queue had already stretched for more than a mile. (Adverb)
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The losing team complained the field was not
even
. (Adjective)
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Her pet cat is fat, but her pet dog is
even
fatter. (Adverb)
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It's not
fair
that I should get a slice of the pizza while he got two slices. (Adjective)
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He believed if he played
fair
, he would lose so he cheated. (Adverb)
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A flock of pigeons is cooing at the
far
end of the field. (Adjective)
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They found their missing great grandfather wandering
far
from home. (Adverb)
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My big aunt is a
fast
eater, a lot faster than me. (Adjective)
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I acted
fast
in shouting "fire" and everyone dashed for the exit. (Adverb)
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Last night, she saw a ghost for the
first
time in her life. (Adjective)
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It seemed you had to talk to the father
first
before you could talk to the daughter. (Adverb)