_The order of parsing an_ ADVERB, is--an adverb, and why?--what
sort?--what does it qualify?--RULE.
"My friend has returned _again_; but his health is _not very_ good."
_Again_, is an adverb, a word used to modify the sense of a verb--of
time indefinite, it expresses a period of time not precisely defined--it
qualifies the verb "has returned," according to
Rule 29. _Adverbs qualify verbs, participles, adjectives, and other
adverbs_.
_Not_ is an adverb, a word used to modify the sense of an adverb--of
negation, it makes the assertion negative; that is, it changes the
proposition from an affirmative to a negative--and it qualifies the
adverb "very," agreeably to Rule 29. _Adverbs qualify verbs, &c_.
_Very_ is an adverb, a word used to qualify the sense of an
adjective--of comparison, it compares the adjective "good," and
qualifies it according to Rule 29. _Adverbs qualify adjectives, &c_.