Underline each adverb. Indicate whether the adverb is modifying a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
This part is hard for me, but here's what I got. Oh, and I will indicate the modifying part in brackets.
1. (verb) Knute lay "quietly" on the sofa.
2. (adjective) Carra is a "highly" competitive individual.
3. (adverb) He walked "extremely" carefully on the slippery floor.
4. (verb) When she fell, she landed "gently"
5. (adverb) The 2 year old boy gobbled his food very "noisily"
6. (verb) When Laura gets nervous, she speaks "quickly"
7. (adverb) Davi'ds recollection of the accident was "very" clouded by the medication.
8. (verb) The warriors descended fromt he trojan horse "stealthily"
9. (verb) Search and rescue teams looked "everywhere" for the victim.
10. (....) His taste in clothing is "excessively" expensive.
Are they correct? I know I may have a lot wrong.
Please and thank you for responding. Really appreciate this. And sorry for all asking so much.
Your answers are right -- except for:
5. "noisily" modifies the verb "gobbled"
7. "very" modifies the adjective "clouded"
10. "excessively" modifies the adjective "expensive"
Re-think #s 5 and 7.
#10 is like #3.
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Great job on identifying the adverbs and the words they are modifying! Here are the corrections for your answers:
1. (verb) Knute lay "quietly" on the sofa.
2. (adjective) Carra is a "highly" competitive individual.
3. (adverb) He walked "extremely" carefully on the slippery floor.
4. (verb) When she fell, she landed "gently".
5. (adverb) The 2-year-old boy gobbled his food very "noisily".
6. (verb) When Laura gets nervous, she speaks "quickly".
7. (adverb) David's recollection of the accident was "very" clouded by the medication.
8. (verb) The warriors descended from the Trojan horse "stealthily".
9. (verb) Search and rescue teams looked "everywhere" for the victim.
10. (adjective) His taste in clothing is "excessively" expensive.
All of your answers are correct, except for number 10. In this sentence, "excessively" is used as an adverb modifying the adjective "expensive." Keep up the good work, and don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions!
Great effort! You have done a good job identifying the adverbs and indicating what they modify in most of the sentences. Here's a breakdown of the corrections and explanations for each sentence:
1. (verb) Knute lay "quietly" on the sofa. [Correct: The adverb "quietly" modifies the verb "lay."]
2. (adjective) Carra is a "highly" competitive individual. [Correct: The adverb "highly" modifies the adjective "competitive."]
3. (adverb) He walked "extremely" carefully on the slippery floor. [Correct: The adverb "extremely" modifies the adverb "carefully."]
4. (verb) When she fell, she landed "gently". [Correct: The adverb "gently" modifies the verb "landed."]
5. (adverb) The 2-year old boy gobbled his food very "noisily". [Correct: The adverb "noisily" modifies the adverb "very" which intensifies the degree of the adverb "noisily."]
6. (verb) When Laura gets nervous, she speaks "quickly". [Correct: The adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "speaks."]
7. (adverb) David's recollection of the accident was "very" clouded by the medication. [Correct: The adverb "very" modifies the adjective "clouded."]
8. (verb) The warriors descended from the trojan horse "stealthily". [Correct: The adverb "stealthily" modifies the verb "descended."]
9. (verb) Search and rescue teams looked "everywhere" for the victim. [Correct: The adverb "everywhere" modifies the verb "looked."]
10. (verb) His taste in clothing is "excessively" expensive. [Incorrect: There is no adverb in this sentence. "Expensive" is an adjective describing the noun "clothing."]
Great job overall, with just one correction needed in sentence 10. Keep up the good work, and don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions!