Adverbs Quiz - Modifiers and Meanings
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Which of the following questions can an adverb answering 'when' help us with?

  • How quickly?
  • Where did you go?
  • To what extent did you participate?
  • When did it happen? (correct)
  • Adverbs can modify only verbs.

    False

    Provide an example of an adverb that modifies an adjective.

    very

    He completed the task _______.

    <p>quickly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following adverbs with their meanings:

    <p>upward = in a subdued manner almost = very nearly quietly = in a calm and subdued manner definitely = completely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word does the adverb 'seldom' modify in the sentence 'Melba seldom loses her head'?

    <p>loses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sentence contains an adverb that tells 'when'?

    <p>Akio arrived early.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The adverb 'exceptionally' in the sentence 'Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is an exceptionally talented writer' modifies the noun 'writer'.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of word does the adverb 'unusually' modify in the sentence 'Sue works unusually hard on Saturdays'?

    <p>verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The adverb 'slowly' in the sentence 'The boys work slowly.' tells how the boys work.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the sentence 'The dangerously narrow bridge scared me', the adverb 'dangerously' modifies the ______.

    <p>adjective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the adverb 'always' indicate in the sentence 'Did you know that your new books are always here'?

    <p>when</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following adverbs with the words they modify:

    <p>fast = game occasionally = eats actually = cause properly = speaks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The adverb in the sentence 'Joshua left yesterday for school.' indicates __________.

    <p>when</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following adverbs with what they modify:

    <p>gracefully = how there = where soon = when too = to what extent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following questions would help identify an adverb in a sentence?

    <p>Where did the subject verb?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word 'quickly' in the sentence 'The surfers quickly ran outside' is an adjective.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the sentence 'The very excited crowd cheered loudly', identify one adverb and explain its role.

    <p>loudly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To find the extent of an adverb, you can ask the question, 'How _____?'

    <p>adverb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the words with their respective functions:

    <p>quickly = An adverb modifying a verb really = An adverb modifying an adjective yesterday = An adverb indicating time gnarly = An adjective describing a noun</p> Signup and view all the answers

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