Quiz for Lessons 166-170 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Instructions: Find the adverbs in the following sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. You are almost always the leader.

2. Please turn around slowly, Ted.

3. Now we will try this totally complicated case.

4. Again and again he had been warned about the very extreme weather.

5. Certainly he looks decidedly older in that somewhat dim light.

6. The missing document reappeared suddenly and rather mysteriously.

7. I will never come here again.

8. Pavarotti sings very well.

9. Today you surely will tell a totally truthful story.

10. Almost every answer has been quickly and assuredly given.

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Answers:

1. You are almost always the leader.

- almost (how much) modifies the adverb always

- always (when) modifies the verb are 

2. Please turn around slowly, Ted.

- Please (how), around (how), and slowly (how) modify the verb turn

3. Now we will try this totally complicated case.

- Now (when) modifies the verb will try

- totally (how much) modifies the adjective complicated

4. Again and again he had been warned about the very extreme weather.

- again (when) and again (when) modify the verb had been warned

- very (how much) modifies the adjective extreme

5. Certainly he looks decidedly older in that somewhat dim light.

- Certainly (how) modifies the verb looks

- decidedly (how much) modifies the adjective older

- somewhat (how much) modifies the adjective dim

6. The missing document reappeared suddenly and rather mysteriously.

- suddenly (how) and mysteriously (how) modify the verb reappeared

- rather (how much) modifies the adverb mysteriously

7. I will never come here again.

- never (when) and again (when) modify the verb will come

- here (where) modifies the verb will come

8. Pavarotti sings very well.

- well (how) modifies the verb sings

- very (how much) modifies the adverb well 

9. Today you surely will tell a totally truthful story.

- Today (when) modifies the verb will tell

- surely (how) modifies the verb will tell

- totally (how much) modifies the adjective truthful

10. Almost every answer has been quickly and assuredly given.

- quickly (how) and assuredly (how) modify the verb has been given

- Almost (how much) modifies the adjective every

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