"Likely" adjective or adverb?

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Amadalia: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 76; Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:24 am; Thanked: 3 times

"Likely" adjective or adverb?

by Amadalia » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:17 am

Good day
It may sound a little bit awkward, but I really can't tell when likely is used as an adjective or as an adverb?
Any hint will be highly appreciated!!
Thanks

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by [email protected] » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:20 am

Hi Amadalia,

Whether as an adjective or an adverb, the word "likely" is used in essentially the same way: you'll put it right next to the word you're looking to modify/describe. The GMAT won't ask you to make more of a distinction than that.

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