[Grammar] adj vs adv

[hitinvo]

please read the sentences below:
He answer the question somewhat hastily.
Is it correct?
or Would it be?:
He answer the question somewhat hasty.
thanks

 

[Barb_D]

Hi hitinvo

He answered the question somewhat hastily.

Hastily is the adverb, correctly modifying "answered." How did he answer? Hastily. "Somewhat" is an adverb that is modifying "hastily." How did he answer? Somewhat hastily.

Would it be?:
He answer the question somewhat hasty.

No, because "hasty" is an adjective and would modify a noun. You could say his response was hasty.

 

[hitinvo]

so it means that adj can't not come after adv?
how about this sentence?
The subversion carried on underground (on is adverb, underground is adj)
please help!

 

[hitinvo]

? please help :-D

 

[crazYgeeK]

so it means that adj can't not come after adv?
how about this sentence?
The subversion carried on underground (on is adverb, underground is adj)
please help!

I think "on" here is not an adverb, it goes with the verb "carry" to make the phrasal verb "carry on" ("on" here must be a preposition). The "underground" is also an adjective but in your sentence, it must be an adverb. It modifies the phrasal verb "carry on".
Try looking up "underground" for more details.
Thank you!

 

[TheParser]

? please help :-D

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Hello, Hitinvo.

(1) I agree with crazYgeek.

(2) "carry on" = to continue.

(a) "carry" (verb) + on (adverb particle) = phrasal verb.

(3) "underground" in this sentence is an adverb.

*****

(a) That building has an underground parking garage. (adjective)

(b) During the war, she worked with the underground. (noun)

***** Thank you for the question *****

 

[hitinvo]

so we can't put adj after adv, can we?

 

[Barb_D]

so we can't put adj after adv, can we

Yes, we can put an adverb before an adjective.

The shirt is colorful. The shirt is really colorful.
It was a beautiful sunset. It was a truly beautiful sunset.

Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.