Which word in the sentence is an adverb?
Three slimy snails crept nearby.
Three and slimy describe nouns, snails, so they are adjectives.
"nearby" describes a verb, crept, so it is an adverb.
danke
crept is a verb
three and slimy are adjectives
snail is a noun
nearby is an adverb
bitte
To identify the adverb in the sentence "Three slimy snails crept nearby," we need to understand what an adverb is. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It usually tells us how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.
In this sentence, the word "nearby" modifies the verb "crept" by describing where the slimy snails were creeping. So, the adverb in this sentence is "nearby."