What is the verb and adverb in the sentence The unpredictable volcanic activity discourages people from living there.
I see a verb, "discourages," but no adverb. There is a second verb form, "living," being used here as a gerund, but still, it's not an adverb.
I would say the prepositional phrase from living there is itself the adverbial phrase as it describes what is discouraged. We had this question on my son's paper and we answered people because that is what or who is discouraged but it doesn't really describe discourages. I saw one site that said unpredictable is the answer but that is incorrect as unpredictable describes the activity not the verb discourages.
In the sentence "The unpredictable volcanic activity discourages people from living there," the verb is "discourages" and the adverb is "unpredictable."
To identify the verb in a sentence, you need to find the action or state of being. In this case, "discourages" is the verb because it shows the action of dissuading or preventing someone from doing something.
To identify the adverb, look for a word that describes the verb. In this sentence, "unpredictable" modifies the verb "discourages" by providing information about the nature of the volcanic activity.
So, in summary:
- Verb: "discourages"
- Adverb: "unpredictable"