-The father-to-be ANXIOUSLY awaited the news of the birth of his first baby. Which answer correctly describes the capitalized wo
rd (A)The word “anxiously” is an adjective describing what kind.
(B)The word “anxiously” is an adjective describing how much.
(C)The word “anxiously” is an adverb describing to what extent.
(D)The word “anxiously” is an adverb describing in what way.
Answer: D) The word “anxiously” is an adverb describing in what way.
Explanation: an adverb is 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. In the given sentence we can see an example of an adverb in the word "anxiously," it is modifying the verb "awaited" by indicating in what way the father was awaiting the news.
The word idea starts with a vowel and the adjective needed shouldn't also end with a vowel. And in this case, you can't use a because it's a vowel. So, you use an.