ADVERB

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• Adverb comes near the word that it qualifies. (Adverb उस शब् के नजद�क आता है िजसके �लए वह
प्य
र ु हुआ हो।)
Questions

1. He only died a week ago.

2. Mother Teresa always asked for a building where she could take the
homeless and orphan.
3. He only works when he has nothing to eat.
4. Only an idle man will preach and will do nothing.
5. He only plays a subsidiary role in the management.
6. Even in fact insects communicate.
7. A soldiers is never taught to fight in a cowardly manner.
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8. He only married her for her money.

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(1) He married her for her money only. 8. (2) We place ‘only’ before
the word it modifies.
Here ‘only’ is modifying
(2) He married her only for her money. ‘money’ so it should be
placed just before
‘money’.
(3) No improvement Hence the sentence
should read as ...
He married her only for
(4) Only for her money he married her. her money.

(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi

Police SI Exam, 30.08.2015
TF No. 4039770)
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1. 'Only' will come before 'a week ago'.

2. 'Always' will come before 'take'.
3. 'Only' will come before 'when'.
4. 'Only' will come before 'preach'.
5. 'Only' will come before 'a subsidiary role'.
6. 'Even' will come before 'insects'.
7. 'Never' will come before 'to fight'.
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• In the given sentences, the position of Adverb is very important. If the

Adverb is not used at the right place, the meaning that comes out will be
wrong. (ऊपर �दए गये वाक्य म� , Adverb के position का काफ� महत् है । अगर Adverb सह�
स्था पर ना हो, तो वाक् का अथर गलत �नकलेगा।)
• Now let us see the meaning of the sentences and the answer. (अब वाक्य का और
उनके उत्त का सह� अथर दे ख�।)
Questions 1. वह एक सप्ता पहले �सफर मर गया।
2. Mother Teresa एक building हमेशा माँगा करती थी जहाँ वह बेघर और अनाथ
को ले जा सके।
3. जब उसके पास खाने को कुछ नह�ं होता है , तब वह �सफर काम करता है ।
4. �सफर एक �नकम्म आदमी उपदे श दे ता है , करता कुछ नह�ं।
5. वह प्रबं म� सहायक भ�ू मका �सफर �नभाता है ।
6. यहाँ तक क� दरअसल क�ट संवाद करते ह�।
7. एक सै�नक को कायरतापण ू र तर�के से लड़ना कभी भी नह�ं �सखाया जाता है ।
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उत्त

1. वह �सफर एक सप्ता पहले ह� गज

ु रा है ।
2. Mother Teresa ने एक building क� माँग क� जहाँ वह बेघर और अनाथ को हमेशा ले जा सके।
3. जब उसके पास खाने को कुछ नह�ं होता वह �सफर तभी काम करता है ।
4. एक �नकम्म आदमी �सफर उपदे श दे ता है , करता कुछ नह�ं।
5. वह प्रबं म� �सफर सहायक भ�ू मका ह� �नभाता है ।
6. दरअसल क�ट भी संवाद करते ह�।
7. एक सै�नक को �सखाया जाता है �क वह कायरतापूणर तर�के से कभी भी ना लड़े।
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• Let us see how the shift of Adverb changes the meaning of the sentence. (दे ख�
कैसे Adverb के स्था प�रवतर् से वाक् के अथर म� प�रवतर् होता है ।)

Examples 1. Only Alok saw his dress. (�सफर आलोक ने dress दे खा।)

2. Alok only saw his dress. (आलोक ने dress �सफर दे खा था।)

3. Alok saw only his dress. (आलोक ने �सफर उसी क� dress दे खी।)

4. Alok saw his only dress. (आलोक ने उसके उस एकमात dress को दे खा जो

उसके पास था।)

5. Alok saw his dress only. (आलोक ने �सफर dress दे खा, कुछ और नह�ं।)
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1. Adverb of Time yesterday, ago, now, before etc.

2. Adverb of Frequency seldom, usually, rarely, always etc.

3. Adverb of Place Here, there, everywhere, near etc.

4. Adverb of Manner politely, honestly, sincerely, hard etc.

5. Adverb of Affirmation and Negation certainly, obviously, not etc.

6. Adverb of Degree Almost, enough, quite, too etc.

7. Interrogative Adverb when, where, why, how.

8. Relative Adverb where, why, how

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1. Adverb of Manner — comes after the Intransitive verb but can come before or
after the Transitive verb. (Adverb of Manner Intransitive verb के बाद आता है
ले�कन Transitive verb के पहले या बाद आ सकता है ।)

Examples Answers

1. The police arrived immediately. 1. Arrived is Intransitive verb. Adverb

of Manner follows the Intransitive
2. He slept soundly. verb.

3. He expressed his ideas delightfully. 2. Soundly (Adverb of Manner) follows

Intransitive verb (slept).
4. He delightfully expressed his ideas.
3 & 4.
'Delightly' can come before and
after the Transitive verb.
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• Place the Adverb of Manner given in the bracket at the most appropriate
place:-

Examples Answers

1. He works (hard) 1. After 'works'.

2. They solved the puzzle (easily) 2. After 'puzzle'.

3. The witness explained what he had 3. Before 'explained'.

seen at the scene of crime (vividly) 4. After 'behaved'.

4. He behaved (badly) 5. After 'killed'.

5. He was killed (mercilessly)

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1. We need to surround ourselves with (1)/
caring people particular loved ones who 1. (2) Replace ‘particular’ with
‘particularly’. An adverb
(2)/ bring hope and support to our
is needed to qualify an
hearts and minds and with whom we can adjective (loved)
communicate. (3)/ No error (4)/ particular loved ones
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam. 24.03.2013, Ist Sitting) Adv Adj Noun
2. (2) Adverb ‘regularly’ should
2. The doctor asked his patient to regularly
be used at the end of the
take his medicine. sentence. Hence the last
(1) asked his patient part of the sentence
(2) to regularly take his medicine. should read as to take
(3) No error his medicine regularly.
(4) The doctor
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam, 25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
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3. Found in many parts of India, the
frangipani tree is a small, low – 3. (4) Replace 'especial' with
'especially'. Is + Adverb +
branching tree which is especial used for
V3. Verb 'used' is
several medicinal purposes. qualified by an Adverb.
(1) a small, low –branching tree 4. (3) Replace ‘hardly’ with
(2) Found in many parts ‘hard’. We have to work
(3) The frangipani tree is hard to get rid of old
habits.
(4) which is especial used
CGL MAINS 2018, 13 September, 2019

4. Old habits (1)/ die (2)/ hardly. (3)/ No

error (4)
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator &
LDC Exam. 04.11.2012 (2nd Sitting)
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5. Listen attention to what I say.
5. (1) Replace ‘attention’ with
(1) attentively (2) attend ‘attentively’. Listen (a
(3) attentive (4) No improvement verb) will take Adverb of
Manner to qualify it.
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam,
6. (1) Replace ‘strange’
25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
(adjective) with
6. Sunil was acting strange when I saw him. ‘strangely’ (adverb).

(1) strangely (2) stranger

(3) more strange (4) No improvement

(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015

Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
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7. Sheela was reprimanded by the school
Marshall for coming lately to school. 7. (2) Replace ‘lately to school’
with ‘late to school’.
(1) to school lately
Lately – recently (हाल-
(2) late to school (SSC (10+2) �फलहाल)
(3) to school later Stenographer Grade ‘C’
Late – after the usual
& ‘D’ Exam. 31.01.2016
(4) No Improvement TF No. 3513283) time (दे र से)
8. (3) Replace ‘you to clearly
understand’ with ‘you to
8. I want you to clearly understand that understand clearly’.
excuses will not do. Adverbs of manners are
(1) you clearly to understand generally placed either
(2) to clearly understand you after the verb or after
(3) you to understand clearly the object it modifies.
(4) No improvement
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
16.11.2014, IInd Sitting TF No. 545 QP 6)
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9. Suraj looked at Sunil with a question.
(1) questioningly 9. (2) ‘questioningly’ means ‘in
a questioning manner’.
(2) questionably
We need an adverb here.
(3) wistfully (SSC GL Tier-I Exam. 10. (2) Here ‘clean their room
(4) No improvement 19.10.2014)
quickly’ should be used.

10. The warden told the boys to quickly clean

their rooms.
(1) clean their rooms hastily
(2) clean their rooms quickly
(3) cleanse their rooms quickly
(4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015)
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Adverb of Frequency comes before the Main Verb and after the Helping Verb.
(Adverb of Frequency Main Verb के पहले Helping Verb के बाद प्रयु ह�।)
1. I often come to meet him.
M.V
2. She has never come late.
H.V M.V
3. People occasionally go to beaches.
M.V
4. I sometimes surf.
M.V
5. Pankaj has rarely paid the fee on time.
H.V M.V
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If we use 'be' Adverb of Frequency is always used after the form of 'be' no
matter whether it is used as Helping verb or Main verb. (अगर verb 'be' का प्रय
हो, तो Adverb of Frequency 'be' के forms के बाद आएगा चाहे 'be' Helping verb हो या
Main verb')

1. He is always late.
M.V

2. He is always smoking.
H.V M.V
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Adverb of time often works best when placed at the end of the sentences.
(Adverb of time का सवार्�ध उपयुक् स्था वाक् के अंत म� होता है ।)
1. I am going to clean my house tomorrow.

2. He came to meet me yesterday.

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3. They will arrive today night.
(1) at night 3. (2) ‘tonight’ is correct
usage’.
(2) tonight
(3) at night today
(4) No improvement
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
& LDC Exam. 21.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
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Adverb of Time such as always, often, already, just, never, ever, sometimes,
Frequently, Generally Recently, Usually, Seldom, hardly, rarely, normally are
generally placed before the verb they modify. (उपरोक् �दए गये Adverbs of Time
उन verbs के पहले आते ह� िजनको वे modify करते ह�।)

Examples 1. It is still raining.

2. He was already late.

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3. The Beatles (1)/ will ever be my 3. (2) Replace ‘ever’ with

favourite (2)/ pop group. (3)/ No error (4) ‘always’ or ‘forever ’.
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014)

Explanation of 6:-
4. He has just reached the station.
H.V Adv. M.V Note:- 'Be' takes Adverbs of time after
of time it no matter it comes as
5. She never comes late. Helping verb or Main verb. See
Adv. M.V sentence 6.
of time
6. Sheela is rarely late to school. ('Be' का प्रय वाक् म� Helping verb
के रू म� हो या Main verb के रू म�
M.V Adv.
of time
ऊपर �दए गये Adverbs 'be' के form
के बाद ह� आएंगे (sentence दे ख�)
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Adverb of Degree tells us the extent to which something happens. (Adverb of

Degree �कसी कायर के स्त को बताता है )
Adverb of Degree are placed before the Adjective, Adverb or Verb that they
modify. (Adverb of Degree उस Adjective, Adverb अथवा Verb के पहले आता है िजसे वह
qualify कर रहा हो।)
1. He is very tall.
Adv Adj Answers
Note: She is tall enough. (Enough is an exception)
3. (3) Adverb is used to qualify
Adj Adv an adjective and it is
2. She is too talkative. generally placed before
Adv Adj an adjective that it
3. Thank you, (1)/I am fine (2)/ completely. qualifies.
Hence place completely
(3)/ No error (4) (FCI Assistant Grade-II (adv.) before fine
Exam. 22.01.2012 Paper-I) (adjective).
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• Adverb of Place takes about the location where the action of the verb is
being carried out. (Adverb of Place कायर होने का स्था बताता है ।)
• Adverb of Place comes after the Main verb. (Adverb of Place Main verb के बाद
आता है ।)

Examples 1. He went far away.

2. I looked for it everywhere.

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• The word that declares that something is true or negates the sentence is
called Adverb of Affirmation/ Negation. (जो शब् �कसी बात को सच सा�बत करने हे तु जोर
दे ता है या बात को नकारात्म अथर दे ता है वह Adverb of Affirmation एवं Negation कहलाता है ।)

Examples Not, never, surely, certainly, definitely, exactly,

doubtlessly, rarely, scarcely etc.

• This type of Adverb comes after Helping Verb and before the Main verb. (Note
'Be' ये Helping verb के बाद व Main verb के पहले आता है ।)
Examples 1. He is certainly right.
2. You are definitely wrong.
3. She is not coming.
4. He is indeed a fool.
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• Interrogative Adverb & Relative Adverb are 'wh family' discussed in Pronoun.
(सभी Wh family एक साथ Pronoun म� व�णर् ह�)

Relative Pronoun Who, Whom, Whose, Which and That

Relative Adjectives When, Where & Why

M → Manner
MPFTP
P → Place
Order of Adverbs
F → Frequency
(Adverbs का क्)
T → Time

P → Purpose
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Examples I had to run fast (Manner) down the lane (Place) everyday
(Frequency) after the prayer (Time) to catch the morning train
(Purpose).

However to emphasise the purpose, we can start the sentence

with Purpose too.
(उद्दे पर जोर दे ना हो तो purpose से वाक् शुर �कया जा सकता है ।)

Examples To catch the morning train, I had to run fast down the lane every
day after the prayer.
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Note:- Adverb of Manner comes before Adverb of Place (Order — MPT) but if
the verb is a verb of Motion (go, come, arrive, reach etc) the order
becomes PMT i.e Place comes before Manner. (Adverb of Manner
Adverb of place के पहले आता है परन्त अगर verb of Motion (go, come,
arrive, reach इत्या� का प्रय हो तो क् PMT हो जाता है ।)

Examples 1. I went there stealthily.

P M

2. She came here yesterday.

P T
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• Generally speaking, we tend to put Adverbs that are shorter and more
concise before those that are longer regardless of which category they belong
to. (सामान्यत छोटे Adverbs पहले और बड़े Adverbs बाद म� पयुक् होते ह� चाहे वे �कसी भी
Category के क्य ना हो।)

Examples I lived with my friend (place) to save money (purpose) while I was
preparing for competitive exams (time).
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• When we use multiple Adverbs of the same category to modify the same
verb, we order them based on how specific the information is that they
provide. More specific information is kept the nearest. (अगर एक ह� Category के
एक से अ�धक Adverbs का प्रय एक साथ हो, तो जो ज्याद specific Adverb होगा वह पहले
आएगा।)

Examples 1. I live at home (more specific place) with my family (less specific
place).

2. He works at a farm (more specific) in a far away land. (less

specific place)
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• In a sentence starts with an Adverb, the sentence will be in Inversion. (अगर

वाक् Adverb से शुर हो, तो वह Inversion म� होगा।)
Examples Answers

1. (1) When a sentence begin

1. No sooner the minister had heard (1)/ with ‘no sooner’ it takes
about the accident (2)/ than he rushed to inversion form.
the spot. (3)/ No Error (4) So ‘had’ will come before
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff
‘the minister’
Exam. 17.03.2013, IInd Sitting) 2. (2) When a sentence begins
with ‘seldom if ever’ it
2. Seldom if ever (1)/ nature does operate takes inversion form.
(2)/ in closed and separate compartments. Hence the sentence
should read as ... Seldom
(3)/ No error. (4)
(SSC GL Tier-II Exam. if ever does nature
21.09.2014) operate...
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3. Seldom we have been (1)/ treated in such 3. (1) When a sentence begins
(2)/ a rude manner. (3)/ No error (4) with a negative adverb
SSC CHSL-2016, 19th Jan, Evening like never, barely,
seldom, etc the auxiliary
4. Scarcely she had heard the news when she verb comes before the
fainted. subject. Hence place
‘have’ before ‘we’.
(1) she fainted (2) when 4. (4) Replace 'she had' with
(3) heard the news (4) Scarcely she had 'had she'. Scarcely is
SSC (CPO) Pre- 2018, 14 March, 2019 Morning followed by Inversion if
the sentence starts with
5. Hardly he had stepped out of the house scarcely.
when a tree fell on the roof. 5. (2) Replace 'he had' with
(1) out of (2) Hardly he had 'had he'. Hardly is
followed by Inversion.
(3) when a tree (4) fell on the roof
SSC (CPO) Pre- 2018, 14 March, 2019 Evening
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6. Not only they went to see a film, but also 6. (1) When a sentence begins
had dinner out. with ‘a negative word’ it
(1) Not only did they go (SSC Section takes inversion form.
(2) They didn't go not only Officer (Audit) Replace ‘Not only they
Exam. 1997) went’ with ‘not only did
(3) They not only went
(4) No improvement they go’.

7. (1) Replace ‘I did not

7. He did not know the answer, I did not neither’ with ‘neither
neither. did I’. Negative
(1) neither did I sentences take ‘neither’
(2) either did I in short answer.
(3) neither have I (SSC Section Officer
(4) No improvement (Commercial Audit)
Exam. 29.07.2001)
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8. He doesn’t smoke, nor I did. 8. (3) Replace ‘nor I did’ with
(1) nor I smoke ‘nor do I’.
(SSC Section
(2) nor I do Officer (Audit)
(3) nor do I Exam. 14.12.2003) 9. (1) Replace ‘nor I did’ with
(4) No improvement ‘nor did I’.

9. She did not like the movie, nor I did.

(1) nor did I.
(2) nor I like it (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO &
LDC Exam. 09.11.2014)
(3) nor did I like it.
(4) No improvement
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10. He does not laugh, nor he smiles. 10. (3) Replace ‘nor he smiles’
(1) nor he does smile with ‘nor does he smile’.
(2) neither he does smile
(3) nor does he smile
(4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279)
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Seldom, Nowhere, Never, Nothing, Hardly,

Scarcely, Neither, Barely, Rarely, Never and not.
• If a sentence starts with the Adverbs given above, the sentence becomes
Negative Introductory and a Negative Introductory Sentence is followed by
Inversion. (अगर वाक् क� शुरूआ उपरोक् Adverbs से हो, तो वाक् Negative
Introductory वाक् बन जाता है और �फर वाक् Inversion म� होता है ।)
S
Examples 1. Never have I seen such a shrewd businessman.
H.V M.V
S
2. Not a word did I speak.
H.V M.V
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• 'Not and 'Never' are not interchangeable. (Not एवं Never एक दस

ू रे के स्था पर नह�ं आ
सकते ह�।)

Examples Answers

1. (1) Change 'never went' to

1. I never went to Goa last year. 'did not go'.

2. (2) Change 'never

remember' into 'do not
2. I never remember to have come to this remember' or 'remember
temple. never'.
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• The Negative Adverbs cannot take another negative word. (Negative Adverbs
एक अन् Negative शब् नह�ं ले सकते ह�।)

Examples

1. She rarely does not come here. (×)

She rarely comes here. ()

2. I seldom do not see him working. (×)

I seldom see him working ()
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• These Negative Adverbs make a sentence negative. Hence the Question Tag
is positive. (ये Negative Adverbs वाक् को Negative बना दे ते ह�। अतः इनके Question
Tag Positive होते ह�।)

Examples

1. I hardly find any good books here, do I?

2. She seldom came late, did she?

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• 'Some' comes in a 'Positive Sentences' and 'Any' comes in a 'Negative

Sentence'. ('Some' का प्रय Positive वाक्य म� होता है और 'any' का प्रय Negative वाक्य
म� ।)

Examples

1. I have some problems.

2. I do not have any problem.

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• The Negative Adverbs make a sentence negative. Hence use 'any' and not
'some' when Negative Adverbs come in a sentence. (Negative Adverbs वाक्य को
Negative बना दे ता है अतः 'Any' का प्रय कर� ना �क some का अगर वाक् म� Negative
Adverbs का प्रय हो, तो।)
Examples

1. I hardly know some people here. (×)

I hardly know any person here. () (Any takes S.N)

2. I scarcely have some information. (×)

I scarcely have any information. ()
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• Adverb 'as' should be avoided to introduce predicative of the following verbs.

(Adverb 'as' का प्रय �नम्न�ल�ख verb के साथ ना लगाये।)

Name, Elect, Think, Consider, Call, Appoint, Make and Choose

Examples

1. I consider you as my brother. (×)

I consider you my brother. ()

2. They called him as a fool. (×)

They called him a fool. ()
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• Adverb 'as' should be used to introduce Predicative of the verbs. (�नम्न�ल�ख

verbs को 'as' के द्वार introduce �कया जा सकता है ।)

Regard, Describe, Define, Treat, View, Know

Examples

1. I regard him as my elder brother.

2. Biology can be defined as the study of living things.
3. We know him as a benefactor.
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Examples
1. Remove 'with'. 'Bag and
1. He left India with bag and baggage. Baggage' means 'with all
one's belongings'.
2. It is raining like cats and dogs.
3. They fought with tooth and nail. 2. Remove 'like'. 'Cats and
dogs' means 'in great
4. She worked with heart and soul.
quantity'.
3. Remove 'with'. Tooth and
With + Noun Adverb nail' means 'with all energy'.
4. Remove 'with'. 'Heart and
Eg:- 1. With + sincerity Sincerely soul' means 'with a lot of
2. With + politeness Politely energy and enthusiasm'.

3. With + bravery Bravely

4. With + wisdom Wisely
5. With + foolishness Foolishly