Question

Today Julia is preparing the soil for her corn seeds and young tomato plants. Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

Answer 1

The correct answer should be "Today"

This is an adverb of time and shows when the action is taking place.

Answer 2

The answer is TODAY

An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies a verb, an adjective, a clause, another adverb, or a phrase, meaning that it can describe how, where, or when an action took place. There are many types of adverbs, and "Today" is an adverb of time as it tells us WHEN something happens, and they are usually placed at the end or at the beginning of the sentence.

Other adverbs of time are now, yesterday, last year, tomorrow, etc.