[Grammar] Is this an adverb?

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leke

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1. The dog runs quickly.
2. The dog runs fast.

In the first sentence, quickly is the adverb, but in the second sentence, is fast also an adverb?

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1. The dog runs quickly.
2. The dog runs fast.

In the first sentence, quickly is the adverb, but in the second sentence, is fast also an adverb?

Thanks.


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Leke,


(1) You have asked a great question.

(2) It seems that in English, the part of speech often depends on

how it is used in a particular sentence.

How does the dog run? It runs fast.

Therefore, it is an adverb that modifies the verb.

What kind of dog is it? It is a fast dog.

Therefore, it is an adjective that modifies the noun.

I eat too fast. (adverb)

Do you like fast food? (adjective)

(3) More examples:

Martha works hard. / Martha's science class is hard. / Martha has a

hard science class. (The first "hard" is an adverb, and the others are

adjectives.)
 

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Strictly speaking, the dog doesn't run fast, it runs quickly. It is, however, a fast dog.
 

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Strictly speaking, the dog doesn't run fast, it runs quickly. It is, however, a fast dog.

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(1) The moderator is, indeed, correct that the two words are not always

interchangeable.

(2) I suddently remembered the following:

I ran quickly. = correct.

I ran fast. = correct.

I quickly ran. = correct.

I fast ran. = BAD!!!

(3) Descriptive English Grammar by Professors House and Harman

states:

Several of the flat adverbs [those adverbs that do NOT end in -ly]

do not immediately proceed the verbs they quality [modify].
 

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There are times when one of these two words is more appropriate than the other, for example: You are driving too fast [STRIKE]quickly[/STRIKE]. However, in some situations it appears to be a matter of personal choice. bhaisahab feels that a dog runs quickly; the OALD gives as an example, How fast can a cheetah run? I would use fast of a dog running, but I don't believe that quickly is wrong here.
 

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the OALD gives as an example, How fast can a cheetah run?


But I might use quickly to differentiate general ability with a specific occasion- How quickly do you reckon that cheetah could run here? = How long will it take
 
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