Adverb why sentence

Across , over or through? Advice or advise? Affect or effect? All or every? All or whole? Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome? Along or alongside? Already , still or yet? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore?

Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for? Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than?

Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment?

Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first?

Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled? Go back to Adverbs. Read about hopefully as a sentence adverb. Word of the day. Trending Words Most popular in the world. Both for long and for a long time can be used in questions, but for long is usually preferred: Have you been waiting long? In negative sentences for a long time sometimes has a different meaning from for long.

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The rain fell hard during the storm. Examples He gently woke the sleeping woman. She angrily slammed the door. Examples Slowly she picked up the knife.