1. We arrived (late) for the track meet.
2. The locker room smelled (musty).
3. Will the first event begin (soon)?
4. The (anxious) participants filled the bleachers.
5. Can you line up (quickly)?
6. I can't believe I finished (first)!
7. Is the high jump the fist (field) event?
Tell if word in () is adj or adv
1.adv
2.adj
3.adv
4.adj
5.adj
6.adj
7.adv
You have four of the seven correct.
1. adj
6. adv
7. adj
You have two more correct.
1. adv.
2. adj
3. adv
4. adj
5. adv
6. adv
7. adj
To determine whether a word in parentheses is an adjective or an adverb, you can look at its function in the sentence and its relationship to the verb or noun it modifies.
1. We arrived (late) for the track meet.
In this sentence, "late" is describing the timing of the arrival, so it acts as an adverb modifying the verb "arrived."
2. The locker room smelled (musty).
Here, "musty" is describing the odor of the locker room, so it functions as an adjective modifying the noun "room."
3. Will the first event begin (soon)?
"Soon" is describing when the event will begin, so it acts as an adverb modifying the verb "begin."
4. The (anxious) participants filled the bleachers.
"Anxious" describes the state of the participants, so it functions as an adjective modifying the noun "participants."
5. Can you line up (quickly)?
"Quickly" describes how the action of lining up should be done, so it acts as an adverb modifying the verb "line up."
6. I can't believe I finished (first)!
"First" describes the place or position of finishing, so it functions as an adjective modifying the verb "finished."
7. Is the high jump the first (field) event?
Here, "field" is describing the type of event, so it acts as an adjective modifying the noun "event."
After analyzing the context and relationship of the words to the verbs or nouns they modify, we can determine that the words in parentheses are used both as adjectives and adverbs.