Which preposition to use with adverbs

of Occurrences 86%

Note the two senses in which the adverb of place, donde, is used.]

in Occurrences 16%

But, if he sinks some adverbs in the verbs, he compensates the language with adverbs and adjectives which he separates from the parent stock.

with Occurrences 6%

The tenses of verbs which end in -aba, -ando, -áis, -éis; the present and past participles of regular verbs; adverbs with the termination -mente; verbal nouns ending in -miento, -ción, and other similar endings,should not rhyme together.

for Occurrences 5%

7.The direct use of adverbs for pronouns, is often, if not generally, inelegant; and, except the expression may be thereby agreeably shortened, it ought to be considered ungrammatical.

to Occurrences 4%

Nouns are wedded to obedient adjectives, adverbs to their willing verbs, by the lawful mediation of the recognized authorities of punctuation, the illegitimate and licentious disregard of which, as recklessly manifested in "It is Never too Late to Mend," indicated a disposition to entirely subvert the established morals of the language.

by Occurrences 4%

As, thus used, is called a conjunction by some, an adverb by others.

between Occurrences 2%

ADVERBS between TO and THE INFINITIVE."A careful writer will do well to avoid the construction which places the adverb between to and the infinitive.

before Occurrences 2%

If the placing of an adverb before an adjective is to be called a grammatical modification or variation of the latter word, we shall have many other degrees than those which are enumerated above.

to Occurrences 1%

Of Adverbs to verbs, participles, &c., by Rule 21st; (7.) Of Conjunctions as connecting words, phrases, or sentences, by Rule 22nd; (8.)

as Occurrences 1%

The words much, little, far, and all, being originally adjectives, are sometimes preceded by the negative not, or (except the last) by such an adverb as too, how, thus, so, or as, when they are taken substantively; as, "Not all that glitters, is gold.""Too

into Occurrences 1%

To throw, as Nutting does, the whole syntax of adverbs into a remark on such a rule of agreement, is to choose disorder for its own sake.

on Occurrences 1%

Then they may classify adverbs on the principle of their meaning, or according to their termination.

than Occurrences 1%

6.When the adjective is preceded by any other adverb than too, so, as, or how, the article is almost always placed before the adverb: as, "One of the most complete models;""An equally important question;""An exceedingly rough passage;""A very important difference."

between Occurrences 1%

ADVERBS between TO and THE INFINITIVE."A careful writer will do well to avoid the construction which places the adverb between to and the infinitive.

of Occurrences 1%

I. Adverbs of time are those which answer to the question, When?

after Occurrences 1%

Even cultivated persons are sometimes in doubt whether to use an adjective or an adverb after certain verbs, as "grow," "look," "sound," "smell," "taste."

Which preposition to use with  adverbs