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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Lesson 170 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that modify (1) verbs, (2) adjectives, and (3) other adverbs. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause). 

 

Why is a common one-word adverb that tells why. Adverbs that tell us how, when, where, and why always modify the verb. These adverbs can shift location in the sentence without changing meaning or what they modify. Adverbs that tell us how much modify adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs that tell how much will come just before the adjectives or adverbs that they modify. These adverbs are also called qualifiers because they strengthen or weaken the words they modify. 

 

Examples: 

He kicked the ball solidly. (how)

He kicked the ball immediately. (when)

He kicked the ball forward. (where)

He kicked the ball too hard. (how much)

Not and its contraction n't are adverbs. They really modify the entire sentence, but we will have them modify the verb as it is the most important word in the sentence. This is a common practice in grammar books.

 

Adverbial objectives or adverbial nouns are nouns used as adverbs. They usually tell amount, weight, time, distance, direction, or value. They can have adjectives modifying them. 

 

Example: 

He waited two days.

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

1. The completely exhausted boater was quickly pulled aboard.

2. The manager has called me once or twice about policy.

3. Usually these antibiotics work rather slowly.

4. The Christmas decorations surely weren't very expensive.

5. Harry greedily had too much candy.

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Answers:

1. The completely exhausted boater was quickly pulled aboard.

- completely (how much) modifies exhausted

- quickly (how) modifies was pulled

- aboard (where) modifies was pulled

2. The manager has called me once or twice about policy.

- once (when) and twice (when) modify has called

3. Usually these antibiotics work rather slowly.

- Usually (how) and slowly (how) modify work

- rather (how much) modifies slowly

4. The Christmas decorations surely weren't very expensive.

- surely (how) and n't (how) modify were

- very (how much) modifies expensive (predicate adjective)

5. Harry greedily had too much candy.

- greedily (how) modifies had

- too (how much) modifies much

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Lesson 169 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that modify (1) verbs, (2) adjectives, and (3) other adverbs. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause). 

 

Why is a common one-word adverb that tells why. Adverbs that tell us how, when, where, and why always modify the verb. These adverbs can shift location in the sentence without changing meaning or what they modify. Adverbs that tell us how much modify adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs that tell how much will come just before the adjectives or adverbs that they modify. These adverbs are also called qualifiers because they strengthen or weaken the words they modify. 

 

Examples: 

He kicked the ball solidly. (how)

He kicked the ball immediately. (when)

He kicked the ball forward. (where)

He kicked the ball too hard. (how much)

Not and its contraction n't are adverbs. They really modify the entire sentence, but we will have them modify the verb as it is the most important word in the sentence. This is a common practice in grammar books.

 

Adverbial objectives or adverbial nouns are nouns used as adverbs. They usually tell amount, weight, time, distance, direction, or value. They can have adjectives modifying them. 

 

Example: 

He waited two days.

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

1. I am too tired to play.

2. I am very sorry about your extremely sore leg.

3. The storm was almost completely over at noon.

4. You look so much better.

5. Your father looks rather feeble.

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Answers:

1. I am too tired to play.

- too (how much) modifies tired (predicate adjective)

2. I am very sorry about your extremely sore leg.

- very (how much) modifies sorry (predicate adjective)

- extremely (how much) modifies sore

3. The storm was almost completely over at noon.

- almost (how much) modifies completely

- completely (how much) modifies over (predicate adjective)

4. You look so much better.

- so (how much) modifies much

- much (how much) modifies better (predicate adjective)

5. Your father looks rather feeble.

- rather (how much) modifies feeble (predicate adjective)

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Lesson 168 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that modify (1) verbs, (2) adjectives, and (3) other adverbs. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause). 

 

Why is a common one-word adverb that tells why. Adverbs that tell us how, when, where, and why always modify the verb. These adverbs can shift location in the sentence without changing meaning or what they modify. Adverbs that tell us how much modify adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs that tell how much will come just before the adjectives or adverbs that they modify. These adverbs are also called qualifiers because they strengthen or weaken the words they modify. 

 

Examples: 

He kicked the ball solidly. (how)

He kicked the ball immediately. (when)

He kicked the ball forward. (where)

He kicked the ball too hard. (how much)

Not and its contraction n't are adverbs. They really modify the entire sentence, but we will have them modify the verb as it is the most important word in the sentence. This is a common practice in grammar books.

 

Adverbial objectives or adverbial nouns are nouns used as adverbs. They usually tell amount, weight, time, distance, direction, or value. They can have adjectives modifying them. 

 

Example: 

He waited two days.

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

1. Do you live here?

2. Should we play inside or outside?

3. Where is your coat, young man?

4. From the sound the bears must be nearby.

5. There he goes.

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Answers:

1. Do you live here?

- here (where) modifies do live

 

2. Should we play inside or outside?

- inside (where) and outside (where) modify should play

3. Where is your coat, young man?

- Where (where) modifies is

4. From the sound the bears must be nearby.

- nearby (where) modifies must be

5. There he goes.

- There (where) modifies goes

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Lesson 167 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that modify (1) verbs, (2) adjectives, and (3) other adverbs. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause). 

 

Why is a common one-word adverb that tells why. Adverbs that tell us how, when, where, and why always modify the verb. These adverbs can shift location in the sentence without changing meaning or what they modify. Adverbs that tell us how much modify adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs that tell how much will come just before the adjectives or adverbs that they modify. These adverbs are also called qualifiers because they strengthen or weaken the words they modify. 

 

Examples: 

He kicked the ball solidly. (how)

He kicked the ball immediately. (when)

He kicked the ball forward. (where)

He kicked the ball too hard. (how much)

Not and its contraction n't are adverbs. They really modify the entire sentence, but we will have them modify the verb as it is the most important word in the sentence. This is a common practice in grammar books.

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

1. Now and then I become creative.

2. Soon you will see that sight again.

3. He made the corrections on the computer immediately.

4. Sometimes you make unnecessary statements.

5. Lately I take walks often.

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Answers:

1. Now and then I become creative.

- now (when) and then (when) modify become

2. Soon you will see that sight again.

- soon (when) and again (when) modify will see

3. He made the corrections on the computer immediately.

- immediately (when) modifies made

4. Sometimes you make unnecessary statements.

- sometimes (when) modifies make

5. Lately I take walks often.

- lately (when) and often (when) modify take

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Lesson 166 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that modify (1) verbs, (2) adjectives, and (3) other adverbs. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause). 

 

Why is a common one-word adverb that tells why. Adverbs that tell us how, when, where, and why always modify the verb. These adverbs can shift location in the sentence without changing meaning or what they modify. Adverbs that tell us how much modify adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs that tell how much will come just before the adjectives or adverbs that they modify. These adverbs are also called qualifiers because they strengthen or weaken the words they modify. 

 

Examples: 

He kicked the ball solidly. (how)

He kicked the ball immediately. (when)

He kicked the ball forward. (where)

He kicked the ball too hard. (how much)

Not and its contraction n't are adverbs. They really modify the entire sentence, but we will have them modify the verb as it is the most important word in the sentence. This is a common practice in grammar books.

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

1. The student angrily left the room.

2. Carefully Barbara backed the car from the driveway.

3. That family works well together.

4. Slowly but boldly the soldiers approached the fortress.

5. The organization unanimously voted to assist in the effort.

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Answers:

1. The student angrily left the room. 

- angrily (how) modifies left

2. Carefully Barbara backed the car from the driveway.

- carefully (how) modifies backed

3. That family works well together.

- well (how) and together (how) modify works

4. Slowly but boldly the soldiers approached the fortress.

- slowly (how) and boldly (how) modify approached

5. The organization unanimously voted to assist in the effort.

- unanimously (how) modifies voted

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