I use the adverb "knowingly" because it had been made clear to him that, in the judgment of others, the Commissioners ought to have the guidance furnished by a draft-treaty or by a definite statement of policies no matter how tentative or subject to change the draft or statement might be.

A verb is conjugated negatively, by placing the adverb not after it, or after the first auxiliary; but the infinitive and participles take the negative first: as, Not to love, Not to have loved; Not loving, Not loved, Not having loved.

In fact, however, the sentence quoted is faulty, in not repeating the adverb when in the last clause; 'or when attended:' which would preclude the negative from being understood in it; for, if an adverb, conjunction, or auxiliary verb, preceding a negative, be understood in the succeeding clause, the negative is understood also; if it be repeated, the negative must be repeated likewise, or the clause becomes affirmative."Ib., p. 330.

I make these remarks, because many grammarians have erroneously parsed the adverbs more and most, less and least, as parts of the adjective. OBS.

Whether these ought to be reckoned adverbs, or not, is questionable: times, for repetitions, or instances, may be supposed a noun; but such phrases often appear to be used adverbially.

"In such expressions the adjective so much resembles an adverb in its meaning, that they are usually parsed as such.

'Then he has formed new verbs by the process of cutting off their natural tails, the adverbs, and affixing them to their foreheads.

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

2. When they admit adverbs of comparison; as, "A more learned man."

"Or by prefixing the adverbs more or less, in the comparative, and most or least, in the superlative.

FOR him!"The latter or subsequent term, which is the word governed by the preposition, may be a noun, a pronoun, a pronominal adjective, an infinitive verb, or an imperfect or preperfect participle: and, in some instances, prepositions appear to govern adverbs, or even whole phrases.

He seems to think that no asseverations, no strong adjectives or intensifying adverbs, no calling upon sun and moon and stars to bear witness to his gladness, can increase the force of those two tiny words, so he adds none.

They sometimes omit the introductory adverb there: as, "Was nought around but images of rest.

Honest and correct, for the sake of euphony, require the adverbs; as, more honest, "most correct.

A participle immediately preceded by a preposition, is not converted into a noun, but remains a participle, and therefore retains its adverb, and also its government of the objective case; as, "I thank you for helping him so seasonably."

of, shown Adverbs, derivation of, many common Eng., of Anglo-Sax.

32.There is a vulgar error of substituting the adverb most for almost, as in the phrases, "most all,""most anywhere,""most every day,"which we sometimes hear for "almost all,""almost anywhere,""almost every day."

Here it is not quite clear, to which verb the adverb "properly" relates.

" LIKELY, PROBABLY, LIKE.Likely is now used as an adjective only, except in the phrase "As likely as not;" ad the corresponding adverb is probably.

Little by little, the philosophers, and especially the Stoics, increased the number: first, to the conjunctions were added articles; afterwards, prepositions; to nouns, was added the appellation; then the pronoun; afterwards, as belonging to each verb, the participle; and, to verbs in common, adverbs.

"Bringing together incongruous adverbs is a very common fault.

"How wonderfully you're looking, Mrs. Baxter," said Adelaide, choosing her adverb with intention.

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

John Walker has regularly compared the adverb forward: in describing the latter L, he speaks of the tip of the tongue as being "brought a little forwarder to the teeth.

The second to write twenty containing only adverbs.