Learn English – Is “too” not only an adverb, but an adjective as well

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I invariably see "too" classified as an adverb. But consider the following occurrences of the sentence "I did it too.":

  1. "Did you see what that guy did?" "Yes, I saw him do it. I did it too."

  2. "Did you watch that stunt?" "Yes, I watched it. I did it too."

  3. "Did you do that first thing?" "Yes." "And what about that second thing?" "I did it too."

It seems to me that in these three examples "too" modifies respectively "I", "did", and "it", making it an adjective 2/3 of the time. Why is this not the case?

Best Answer

The answer from @mahmudkoya might be more complicated than you need. Here's a simpler explanation.

In all three of your examples, "too" modifies the verb. It just takes a little getting used to to notice these common adverbs that modify verbs:

I stood up too.

I jumped first.

I arrived late.

I stirred it slowly.

In all these cases, the word in bold is an adverb that modifies the verb.

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