Higher Lessons in English - A work on english grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg;Alonzo Reed
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The leaves fall _early_; of the place of their falling, The leaves fall
_here_; of the manner, The leaves fall _quietly_; of the cause, _Why_ do the leaves fall? We may join a word to one of these modifiers and say, The leaves fall _very_ quietly. Here _very_ modifies _quietly_ by telling the degree. _Very quietly_ is a group of words modifying the predicate. The predicate with its modifiers is called the +Modified Predicate+. Such words as _very, here_, and _quietly_ form another part of speech, and are called +Adverbs+ (Lat. _ad_, to, and _verbum_, a word, or verb). Adverbs may modify adjectives; as, _Very ripe_ apples are healthful. Adverbs modify verbs just as adjectives modify nouns--by limiting them. The horse has a _proud step_ = The horse _steps proudly_. The +Predicate+ with its +Modifiers+ is called the +Modified +Predicate, or _Logical Predicate_. +DEFINITION.--An _Adverb_ is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.+ [Footnote: See Lesson 92 and foot-note.] Analysis and Parsing. 1. The leaves fall very quietly. leaves | fall ========|====== \The | \quietly \very |
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