Which of the following is NOT an adverb: 1. Loudly 2. Quickly 3. Friendly 4. Softly
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An adverb is a part of speech that describes or modifies the meaning of the verb, adjective or another adverb, which expresses time, place, manner or degree.
The word "Friendly" is an adjective, i.e., a word that names an attribute to a noun.
Friendly is a quality of a person (noun), therefore it is an adjective and not an adverb.
Friendly is not an adverb.
An adverb is a word or phrase which modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or other adverb. It expresses the manner, time, place or degree. For example, gently, now, here, very. Some adverbs can be used to modify the whole sentence.
An adjective is a descriptive word which describes a noun. For example, pretty, silly, happy, sunny.
Some words can be used both as adverbs and as adjectives. Few adjectives formed by adding -ly to nouns are also used as adverbs. For example, weekly, hourly, yearly, quarterly.
But the following words cannot be used as adverbs. They can be used only as adjectives. They are - friendly, costly, beastly, cowardly, likely, deadly, kingly, brotherly, leisurely, lively, lovely, womanly, scholarly, princely and unlikely.
For example we can say 'She gave some friendly advice' where the word friendly modifies the noun advice.
Or use an adverb phrase and say 'She gave some advice in a friendly manner.'