Eight Parts
Q. Is almost a word?
Almost, most, nearly, well-nigh all mean within a small degree of or short space of. Almost implies very little short of: almost exhausted; almost home. Most is colloquial for almost. Nearly implies a slightly greater distance or degree than almost : nearly well; nearly to the city.
Table of Contents
- Q. Is almost a word?
- Q. What kind of word is almost?
- Q. How do you use the word almost?
- Q. What part of speech is almost?
- Q. How many different parts of speech are there?
- Q. What type of words is there?
- Q. What type of word is first?
- Q. Is firstly a real word?
- Q. What is first in a sentence?
- Q. Who comes first in a sentence?
- Q. What should I say instead of first?
- Q. What can I say instead of at first?
Q. What kind of word is almost?
adverb
Q. How do you use the word almost?
Almost and nearly both mean `not completely’ or `not quite’. They can be used in front of adjectives or noun phrases, or with verbs. Dinner is almost ready. We’re nearly ready now.
Q. What part of speech is almost?
“Almost” means practically the same thing as “nearly,” and in most cases they are interchangeable. Almost means very nearly but not exactly or entirely. Nearly means almost but not quite, but its primary meaning has more to do with proximity, i.e., in a close manner or relationship.
Q. How many different parts of speech are there?
Q. What type of words is there?
The word “there” have multiple functions. In verbal and written English, the word can be used as an adverb, a pronoun, a noun, an interjection, or an adjective. This word is classified as an adverb if it is used to modify a verb in the sentence.
Q. What type of word is first?
First is also used as a noun to mean the person or thing that is before all others, as in rank. First has other senses as an adjective, adverb, and noun. As an adjective, first describes something as being the original, with nothing else coming before it in time or in a series.
Q. Is firstly a real word?
Is “Firstly” a Real Word? Dictionary giants Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster did not recognize firstly as a word at all. Native English speakers naturally warm to the word firstly as an ordinal adverb because most adverbs end in -ly. Not all adverbs do; consider fast, well, and often, for example.
Q. What is first in a sentence?
as an adverb: Speak to me first, before you do anything. as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): First, I want to explain the purpose of this meeting. as a noun: He got a first from Oxford. That visit was a first for me.
Q. Who comes first in a sentence?
The most common sentence patterns in English have the subject first, followed by the verb. We first learn who or what the sentence is about, and then we discover what the person or thing does or is.
Q. What should I say instead of first?
What is another word for firstly?
| first | first of all |
|---|---|
| first and foremost | to start with |
| first off | first up |
| to begin with | before all else |
| before anything else | beforehand |
Q. What can I say instead of at first?
other words for at first
- basically.
- formerly.
- primitively.
- at the outset.
- at the start.
- by birth.
- first.
- primarily.
