attentively, is it:
A.a\tten\tive\ly
B.a\ttent\ive\ly
or any other
at/ten/tive/ly
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/attentively
wow ms.sue you are smart.how old are you and what school do you go to?
You're welcome, Jennifer. I answered your question earlier. :-)
To determine whether it should be spelled "attentively" as A.a\tten\tive\ly or B.a\ttent\ive\ly, we can break down the word into its syllables.
Syllables are the individual units of sound in a word. In this case, "attentively" can be broken down into three syllables: at-ten-tive-ly. Each syllable typically consists of one vowel sound.
Based on the syllable breakdown, the correct spelling is B.a\ttent\ive\ly.