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- à 4.2èAdverbs Modifying Verbs
- ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the adverb
- that asksïHow?ïWhen?ïWhere? or To what extent? in relation to a verb.
- #âS:êë He ╕expertly╗ caught the ball.
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- #êêê They saw him ╕momentarily╗.
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- #êêê She will ╕soon╗ journey with me.
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- #êêê Did you look ╕up╗?
- éS
- ëThe part of speech that adverbs most frequently modify is the
- #verb.ïThe adverb can come just before the verb ( I ╖fearlessly╗ strug-
- gled against the grizzly bear), just after the verb (I struggled
- #╖fearlessly╗ against the grizzly bear), two or more words in front of
- #a verb (╖Fearlessly,╗ I struggled against the grizzly bear), or two or
- more words after the verb (I struggled against the grizzly bear
- #╖fearlessly╗).ïThus adverbs when modifying verbs can be placed in
- many positions in the sentence.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that modifies a verb?
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- A)ïI swam hard so that I could escape from the alligator.
- B)ïMorris was a dramatic person.
- C)ïLeah likes cooking traditional meals for the family.
- D)ïå
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- #ë╢Hard╗ is an adverb modifying the verb form ╢swam╗.ïIt tells how
- or to what extent someone was able to dodge the alligator.ïIn the other
- #sentences, there are no adverbs.ï╖Dramatic ╗and ╖traditional╗ are ad-
- #jectives.ï╖Dramatic╗ modifies the noun ╖person╗, and ╖traditional╗
- #modifies the noun ╖meals╗.
- Ç A
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that modifies a verb?
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- A)ïHarvey resides in a gorgeous mansion.
- B)ïThe gas tank began leaking around the edges.
- C)ïThe President addresses the nation weekly on the radio.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Weekly╗ is an adverb modifying the verb form ╢addresses╗.ïIt
- tells when the President speaks to us.ïThe other sentences have no ad-
- #verbs.ï╖Gorgeous╗ and ╖gas╗ are adjectives.ï╖Gorgeous╗ modifies ╖man-
- #╖sion╗, and ╖gas╗ modifies ╖tank╗.
- Ç C
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that modifies a verb?
- A)ïWithout much difficulty, Hercules performed twelve labors.
- B)ïIncredibly, John overcame the five men who tried to poison his pet
- è seal.
- C)ïWill Susan get to see her passport?
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Incredibly╗ is an adverb modifying the verb form ╢overcame╗.ïIt
- tells how the man was able to fend off the thieves.ïIn that same sen-
- #tence there are three adjectives: ╖five, his,╗ and ╖pet╗, all modifying
- #nouns.ï╖Five╗ modifies ╖men╗, ╖his╗ modifies ╖pet╗, and ╖pet╗ modifies
- #╖seal╗.ïThere are no adverbs in the other sentences.ï╖Twelve╗ and ╖her
- #are adjectives.ï╖Twelve╗ modifies the noun ╖labors╗, and ╖her╗ modifies
- #the noun ╖passport╗.
- Ç B
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that modifies a verb?
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- A)ïWhen they got to the cliff, they stared down.
- B)ïRiva made a mistake when she assumed I was her relative.
- C)ïCan you see the wispy clouds?
- D)ïå
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- #ë╢Down╗ is an adverb relating to the verb form ╢stared╗.ïIt tells
- where they looked.ïThere are no other adverbs in the remaining sen-
- #tences.ï╖Her╗ and ╖wispy╗ are adjectives.ï╖Her╗ modifies the noun ╖
- #╖relative, ╗and ╖wispy╗ modifies the noun ╖clouds╗.
- Ç A
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