Can 'fast' be used as an adverb?
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There is a group of verbs called "flat" adverbs, which are not marked with the "ly" ending, but are still adverbs nonetheless.  "Fast" is one of these, I believe; it has been an adverb for hundreds of years.  Interestingly, I suspect that "quick" is also one of these, and has probably only been modified to "quickly" relatively recently in the history of English.
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Yeah one can do so, EG: I´ll cook chicken only if you want to--- TO is a preposition and there´s nothing gramatically incorrect in this setence ;) Of course it doesn´t apply to every prep .Here you have a link to a website wich might be helpful \nhttp://www.englishclub.com
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It depends on context.\nGeneral or prevalent usage does not necesarily legitimise bad English. \n\nIncidentally your answer to another question where you have suggested that 'like' is a substitute for different forms of the verb 'say' is totally erroneous. The 'sentence' the questioner has asked about is so magnificently ill-structured that it takes time to comprehend and with no context in which to place it (no textual commentary and it is not part of a larger scripted dialogue or transcript of a conversation) we must take it at its 'effective' face-value.\n\n"Like" is here the equivalent of the equally vague "sort of" or "kind of" and is meaningful only in the generally and necessarily vague (or arguably 'free') state of the informal language coding of the rest of the 'sentence'.\n\nBut this then brings us to clasification and despite all arguments to the contrary we are stuck with the 'like' in question (no pun intended) falling into the category of the adjectival.\n\nI suppose, at the end of the day, it may depend on quite what one means by semantics...  but that day has not yet begun and the end is faraway...\n\nThanks for inspiring me to spout.\n\n:)
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I think this is a case of a writer, or his editor, searching for a word and not coming up with the word he intended. I think he was looking for "tapped," which can mean selected, but his mind gave him "tabbed" instead. It's not the making of a noun into a verb that is the problem. That's done all the time in informal English. It's just not a good word choice.
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Cute question.  I'm almost tempted not to try and answer but only agree that you are right, it is just a wrong form of speech.  The truth is, though, we hear it, and it does make sense.  I think it makes sense when the "now" is used not as a reference in time but a reference in a sequence of arguments or acts, a reference in space if you want.  You'll present arguments, and before your conclusion, derived from those arguments, you'll say "now then."  Or you'll do some things like prepare various steps in a recipe, then before you move on, you say "now then."  Is this just more obtuse?
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nope\n\nyesterday is used when you speak direct speech\n\nthe day before is used when speaking indirect/reported speech
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Prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial such as the case with:\n My brother works in an insurance company.\n                   or \nTo my suprise, the doctor phoned the next morning.\n\nI think you looking for prepositional adverbs. \n\n This is an adverb which behaves like a preposition with the complement omitted. \n\n A car drove past the gate. (past=a preposition)\n\nA car drove past. (past=a prepositional adverb)\n\nHope this is what you were looking for.
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It can be an adjective, pronoun or an adverb.
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Merci , Speedy\n  M  : )
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I think your definition of 'quick' might need rethinking!\nSorry, haven't a clue....
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Adverb, a word that describes an action:\n\nHe ran QUICKLY\nShe walks too SLOWLY\n\nIntejection, a word that just sort of expressed an emotion that doesn't really mean anything:\n\nUGH, that's horrible.\nWOW, those are great.\n\nPronoun, a word used in place of a noun:\n\nThe bar looks nice, IT is very modern looking\nWho's that girl, SHE looks very nice\n\nAdjective, a word that describes an object:\n\nThe ball is YELLOW\nShe drank her COLD beer
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It certainly can be. Although "however" is most often used as an adverb, it can be used as a conjunction, as it is in this sentence from the American Heritage Dictionary:\n\nDress however you like.
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Because the gods of grammar conjugation say so.\n\nIt is an irregular verb.  You just have to memorize it.
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I don't know if it's wrong, but I don't like the use of "twice as much" adverbially. I would use it as an adjective, as in "I do twice as much work".
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I think these are adverbs and they should be listed in any English book, or go to www.aj.com and ask.
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adverb.  Large is the adjective, swim is the verb, fish is the noun.
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Speed, quickness... it's often used in a negative way for people who act fast without thinking/looking, if they're too eager.