Adverbs sharing same words as Adjectives
Examples
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I didn't perform well as the test was
hard
. (Adjective)
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Everyone was trying
hard
not to laugh at his new haircut. (Adverb)
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On the
high
ground, we could see the moon rising over the horizon. (Adjective)
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What were those circling
high
in the sky? (Adverb)
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He kept repeating day and night that he was not mentally
ill
. (Adjective)
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He often spoke
ill
of his mother-in-law. (Adverb)
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The victim’s family thought he had not got his
just
punishment for the crime. (Adjective)
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He
just
kept scratching the back of the head. (Adverb)
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A
kindly
old lady shared her umbrella with me when it wasn't raining. (Adjective)
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He
kindly
explained to us how the dinosaurs became extinct. (Adverb)
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The
last
time we met, she wasn’t as fat as she is now. (Adjective)
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She fell and finished
last
in the race. (Adverb)
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His son scored a
late
goal to win the game for his team. (Adjective)
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He’s thinking hard for an excuse for arriving at work a half hour
late
.
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Bob's
left
ear is much bigger than his right ear. (Adjective)
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The driver turned
left
when he should have turned right. (Adverb)
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He refuses to go along as he thinks the car is
likely
to break down on the way. (Adjective)
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He will
likely
be a drug addict like all his friends. (Adverb)
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There were
little
fragments of broken glass in the pond. (Adjective)
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After her dream that she met her Mr. Right, she slept very
little
. (Adverb)
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This specie of spider has
long
, hairy legs. (Adjective)
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Getting chased by a bull is an experience she will
long
remember. (Adverb)
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She was born with an unnaturally
loud
voice. (Adjective)
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A voice in the crowd cried out
loud
that her little daughter was missing. (Adverb)
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Last night, he thought he heard
low
voices from the roof calling him. (Adjective)
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We cut an opening in the fence and bent
low
to get through it. (Adverb)
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The
near
relatives of the deceased will inherit her five dogs. (Adjective)
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I went too
near
to her last week, and now I'm having her cold. (Adverb)