Will you please help me locate all adverbs in the following paragraph?
My friends and I planned a summer weekend trip to Houston, TX. Altogether there were five ladies traveling: Jacquelle, Aimi, Tasia, Shaunte, and myself. We decided to get a hotel room, and split the cost between the five of us. The cost was sixty dollars a person for three days and two nights. Each girl had to have their money turned in by May 6, 2009. A week before our trip, I had some family issues to occur, and it caused me not to be able to attend the trip. I informed Jacquelle of what took place the same day. Since I was no longer able to attend the trip, the right thing would be to get my money back. She told me that I couldn’t get my money back, and I automatically got an attitude. I was mad because I thought she would be considerate of my family issues. It made me so upset we stop talking to one another; I thought we were better friends than that. It wasn’t fair that I couldn’t get a refund from the trip. A whole year went by before we spoke again. I decided to be the bigger person, and at least be on speaking terms with her. I plan to not make the same mistake twice.
Adverbs are words that modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. Many end in -ly. Check out the Wikipedia article for examples.
Candice -- if you post the adverbs that you find, we'll be glad to check them for you.
To locate all the adverbs in the paragraph, we need to look for words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Here are the adverbs I found, with an explanation of how I located them:
1. Altogether - This word modifies the verb "were," describing the total number of people traveling.
2. Between - This word modifies the verb "split," describing how the cost was divided.
3. Each - This word modifies the noun "girl," indicating that the cost applied individually.
4. By - This word modifies the verb "have," indicating a deadline.
5. Not - This word modifies the verb "be," creating a negative statement.
6. Automatically - This word modifies the verb "got," describing the manner in which something happened.
7. So - This word modifies the verb "made," intensifying the level of upset.
8. Upset - This word modifies the verb "made," describing the state of emotion.
9. No longer - This phrase modifies the verb "able," indicating a change in ability.
10. Fair - This word modifies the verb "wasn't," describing the justness of a situation.
11. Again - This word modifies the verb "spoke," indicating repetition.
12. At least - This phrase modifies the verb "be," expressing a minimum level of interaction.
13. Twice - This word modifies the verb "make," indicating the number of times a mistake was made.
Note: There may be additional adverbs that can be identified based on different interpretations or emphasis, but these are the ones I found using a straightforward approach.