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Default Re: A noun as an adverb

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Originally Posted by pdh0224
Dear teacher,


My name is Brian. While writting my stuff, I had a question.

"We continuously walked miles."

=> 'miles' is a noun functions as an adverb in the sentence.

If I want to add information about 'miles', Is it modified by

an adjective or an adverb?
In my opinion "miles" is a noun in that sentence. It functions as the object of "walked". The verb "walk" has a transitive use and this is an example of it taking an object. If you wanted to modify "miles" you would use an adjective. I'm not sure "continuously" adds anything to the sentence, however. :wink:
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