Question

Identify the part of speech for the word "quickly" in the following sentence.



She ran quickly to catch the bus.

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Responses

adjective
adjective

adverb
adverb

noun
noun

verb
verb

adverb

The correct answer is: adverb.

The word "quickly" in the sentence "She ran quickly to catch the bus" is an adverb. An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, providing information about how an action is performed. In this case, "quickly" describes how she ran, indicating that she ran in a fast or rapid manner. To identify the part of speech, it is important to understand the function of the word in the sentence, and in this case, "quickly" modifies the verb "ran."