Question

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Which word from this sentence is not an adverb?

Pluto sometimes approaches nearer to the sun than Saturn because Pluto's orbit is quite eccentric.
A.)quite
B.)nearer
c.)sometimes
D.)because

Answer 1

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. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

@sky577
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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

@kyley_bear and @Conqueror do u understand im not trying to cheat i just need help understanding better

Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

This lesson is a review of adverbs. Adverbs are words that modify, describe, or change verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Adverbs usually answer one of these questions when they appear in a sentence:

How?
Where?
When?
How often?
To what extent or degree?

They worked quickly.
How did they work?

The work began today.
When did the work begin?

They seldom stopped.
How often did they stop?

The work site is located near town.
Where is the site located?

The workers have almost finished.
To what extent or degree have they finished?

When an adverb modifies a verb, it may appear anywhere in the sentence: at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the verb phrase.

When adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, they are found just before the word they modify.

Some adverbs can be grouped together: interrogatives, negatives, intensifiers, and nouns acting as adverbs.

The words how, when, where, and why are interrogative adverbs when they introduce a question.

The negative words not, seldom, hardly, scarcely, never, and barely are adverbs. Although these negative words are usually found in the middle of a verb phrase, they are not helping verbs. They are adverbs that make the verb negative.

A sentence should contain only one negative adverb.

Stan was not finished.
Sid is never on time.
We have barely enough food to survive.
We can hardly wait for tomorrow.

Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs are often called intensifiers. They modify the verb and are found before the word they intensify. Here are some commonly used intensifiers:

almost
somewhat
incredibly
unbelievably
very
extremely
quite
more
too
so
rather
most
fairly
less
least
considerably
nearly
really
pretty
terribly

Some nouns act as adverbs by telling when, where, to what extent, how much, or how long about the verb.

If the word looks like a noun but it answers one of the adverb questions for the verb, it is an adverb in that sentence.

We will be back Sunday.
Sunday is a noun acting as an adverb by answering when.

We will be there tomorrow.
Tomorrow is a noun acting as an adverb by telling when.

She went home after lunch.
Home is a noun acting as an adverb by telling where.

I've worked there a year.
Year is a noun acting as an adverb by telling to what extent.

Practice finding and identifying some adverbs. On a piece of paper, identify the adverbs in these sentences and the special group to which they belong, if any.

1. How will the team do tonight?

2. "It rains too much here," Pete mumbled. "I'm never coming back."

3. We want to go downtown tomorrow.

4. The firelight flickered softly.

5. The mops are kept downstairs in the closet.

6. Our supplies are nearly gone.

Check your answers against ours.

1. How (interrogative) will the team do tonight (noun used as an adverb)?

2. "It rains too (intensifier) much (degree) here (where)," Pete mumbled. "I'm never (negative) coming back (where)."

3. We want to go downtown (noun used as an adverb) tomorrow (noun used as an adverb).

4. The firelight flickered softly. (How?)

5. The mops are kept downstairs (noun acting as an adverb) in the closet.

6. Our supplies are nearly (to what extent or degree) exhausted.

Adverbs have certain suffix endings that will help you locate them in a sentence. The most common suffix ending is -ly, which means in a certain manner or at a certain time.

quickly
stubbornly
obviously

There are also are a few adjectives that end in -ly, so be careful:

homely
lovely
friendly
kindly

The other suffix endings for adverbs
are -ward, -ways, and -wise.

backward
forward
westward
lengthwise
counterclockwise
sideways

Adverbs are modifiers, and like adjectives, they have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative.

The positive degree is used to modify a word. The comparative is used to compare two words, and the superlative is used to compare three or more words.

Most adverbs form the comparative and superlative by adding more or most before the adverb.

Positive
carefully
loudly

Comparative
more carefully
more loudly

Superlative
most carefully
most loudly

Most one-syllable adverbs form the comparative and superlative by adding -er and -est to the adverb.

Be alert because these words can also function as adjectives in a sentence.

Positive
fast
early
deep

Comparative
faster
earlier
deeper

Superlative
fastest
earliest
deepest

Some words can act as both adverbs and adjectives.

Look for clues in sentences that will help you understand the function of the word in each sentence.

The trench runs deepest (adverb) at the southern end.

That is the deepest (adjective) hole we've dug.


The water sprays hardest (adverb) through the smallest (adjective) opening.

That was the hardest (adjective) test ever.

Now we will look at a few adverbs that form their comparative and superlative in irregular ways.


Positive
well
much
little
far
badly

Comparative
better
more
less
farther
worse

Superlative
best
most
least
farthest
worst

Pedro kicked the ball farther (comparative degree, compares two) than Manuel did.

She plays tennis badly (positive degree, no comparison).

I play worse (comparative degree, compares two) than she does.

Pete plays worst (superlative degree, compares three or more or an unknown number) of all.

Adverbs that have degrees of comparison use the words less and least and fewer and fewest to compare negatively.

Positive
carefully
cautiously
obviously
quick

Positive
carefully
cautiously
obviously
quick

Superlative
least carefully
least cautiously
least obviously
least quickly

Answer 14

@agent0smith

Answer 15

okay so why don't you try and write out some examples after reading this text and post them so that we can see where you are messing up.

Answer 16

After hitting the patch of ice too quickly, the car skidded -sideways- off the road.
i said superlative

Answer 17

Which word from this sentence is not an adverb?
We measured the frame lengthwise and then fastened it securely.
choices were
securely, measured, and lengthwise
i chose lengthwise

Answer 18

@kyley_bear @agent0smith

Answer 19

do understand my examples