Question

Which word in the sentence does the adjective modify? The dog panted heavily after the long walk through the woods. A. woods B. panted C. heavily D. walk

Answer 1

Adjectives are word used to define or modify a noun or pronoun. The word in the sentence does the adjective modify is B: heavily. In the sentence: The dog panted heavily after the long walk through the woods, this case the adjective described the verb ‘panted’. The rest of the choices were nouns such as ‘walk’ and ‘woods’ while ‘heavily is the adjective.