Read the following sentence. Decide if the BOLD adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
She opened her eyes SLOWLY when the alarm went off.
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adverb. Many adverbs end in "ly" but not all. It modifies the verb (opened) and answers the question "how?"
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To determine what the bold adverb modifies in the sentence "She opened her eyes SLOWLY when the alarm went off," we need to understand the function and placement of adverbs.
Adverbs are words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often provide information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action occurred.
In this sentence, the adverb "SLOWLY" describes the manner in which the action of opening her eyes was performed. To find the word it modifies, we can ask ourselves: "How did she open her eyes?" The answer would be "slowly," indicating that the adverb modifies the verb "opened."
Therefore, the bold adverb in the sentence modifies the verb.