Question

(1) Jack had been without a car since Monday. (2) The car needed a new battery, and Jack was broke. (3) Although he was embarrassed, Jack called his mother. (4) He felt he had no choice. (5) Fortunately, his mom was happy to help out. (6) She said she had the money and could lend Jack $65.00 until Jack's next payday.
Which one of the following sentences contains an adverb?

A. 5
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1
I am thinking sentence 5 is the correct answer, yet Im not 100%. Can someone help explain this better? At first I thought the answer was sentence 2.

Answer 1

its not 2, its 5! 100% sure!

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply! Can you tell me how your 100% sure, just so I can understand?

Answer 3

sure

Answer 4

an adverb is like a help to the verb, the verb in sentence 5 is help and the adverb is happy!

Answer 5

thats what i think

Answer 6

Ok I was thinking the adverb was "Fortunately" due to it ending in "ly"

Answer 7

i don't think so

Answer 8

hold on

Answer 9

Im trying to do the process of elimination :)

Answer 10

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. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ). thats the definition

Answer 11

I found a list of adverbs...and "happily" is on the list not happy. Most but not all adverbs in in "ly"

Answer 12

Your reason makes sense but Im just trying to understand especially when the "ly" ending on words is throwing me off

Answer 13

hmm