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Notes I exercise daily. Again, “daily” is an adverb in this sentence.

Daily exercise is good for you.(adjective)

This magazine is published weekly. (adverb)
Weekly published magazines are not expensive. (adjective)

This company evaluates their workers’ performance yearly. (adverb)
The yearly performance is the way this company evaluates their workers. (adjective)

We get paid hourly. (adverb)
Hourly-pay is more common than weekly pay these days. (adjective)

They change my work schedule quarterly. (adverb)
Some people prefer quarterly schedules to monthly schedules. (adjective)

Task Mention 10 adjectives and 10 adverbs and use these words in your sentences.

20.1 Words used both as Adjectives and Adverbs

Fast

She talks fast. (adverb)
She is a fast talker. (adjective)

Modern man leads a fast life. (Here the adjective fast modifies the noun life.)
He drove the car fast. (Here the adverb fast modifies the verb drove.)

Half

The glass is half full. (adjective)
She is half Turkish, half French. (adverb)
She ate her sandwich only half. (adverb)

She promised to clean the whole house, but did it only half. (adverb)
Each of us has half ownership in the property. (Here the adjective half modifies the noun
ownership).

She was half crying, half laughing. (Here the adverb half modifies the verbs crying and
laughing).
She is half Spanish, half French. (Here the adverb half modifies the adjectives Spanish and
French.

Straight
She never gives a straight answer. (adjective)

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