Question

Underline the adverbs in the following:

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Ms. Katz plays tennis well.

2. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is an exceptionally talented writer.

3. Melba seldom loses her head.

4. Herbert seemed unusually happy.

5. Should I slice the ancho chilies now?

6. Tranh cried out, “Don’t run so fast!”

7. I always enjoy Gary Soto’s poetry.

8. A rather funny clown was juggling oranges.

9. “I’m too drowsy for words,” Annette yawned.

10. Sue works unusually hard on Saturdays.

Explanation:

An adverb modifies or describes a verb and can change it. For example for question number 5, if the adverb changes to later it changes the sentence. For a better definition: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.