Since an adverb is a word that modifies a verb, we know that the adverb is: Quickly. The verb is absorbed and the adverb, quickly, tells us how the cactus absorbed the water. I hope that answers your question.
Ann Quinlan was 21 y/o When she mixed Valium and alcohol by mistake. She was in a coma for about 6 years with no hope of ever getting well. Her parents fought for her to be allowed to be taken off of the machines and allowed to die. The courts ruled in her favor and she was slowly removed from the machines. But after having the machines removed she did not die and lived for about 10 more years. Her case started the “right to die” motion.
