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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In the following sentence, which word is the adverb? The children were playing outside.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Were

OpenStudy (geneticrockhopper247):

Actually, I think that outside is the adverb. Were is a helping verb that is part of the verb itself and the rest of the sentence is in the subject, therefore I would say that outside is your best option.

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