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Grammar (Sent. Str.)
Adverb or Adjective (RL)
Question | Answer |
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Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The old man shuffled (slowly) across the street, holding up traffic. | adverb (How did he shuffle?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The (crying) baby disturbed the other diners in the restaurant. | adjective (Which baby?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The (busy) retail shop boasted an impressive record with customer satisfaction. | adjective (What kind of shop?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The student’s science project was a (carefully) constructed model of a tsunami. | adverb (How was it constructed?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The track star ran so (gracefully) that he appeared to be flying. | adverb (How did he run?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: Darwin kept a (daily) journal of his thoughts as he traveled. | adjective (What kind of journal?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: I (usually) watch this program on Monday evenings. | adverb (When do I watch?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: Despite popular belief, the inside of an igloo is still (frigid). | adjective (How is the inside of an igloo?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: Maria was (thoroughly) offended when Eric implied that her shoes looked like clown shoes. | adverb (To what extent was she offended?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: Loud (country) music blared from the pickup truck. | adjective (What kind of music?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: (Shiny) Christmas balls added to the office tree’s appeal. | adjective (What kind of Christmas balls?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: There was so much rain this spring that the ground became a (soggy) mess. | adjective (What kind of mess?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The burden sat (heavily) on the young man’s shoulder. | adverb (How did the burden sit?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The group gave their newest member a (friendly) welcome. | adjective (What kind of welcome?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The stray cat moved (cautiously) through the neighborhood. | adverb (How did it move?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The skater delivered her routine (flawlessly). | adverb (How did she deliver?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The tiny sports car maneuvered (smoothly) through the thick traffic. | adverb (How did it maneuver?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The (stuffy) room made it difficult for the students to stay awake. | adjective (What kind of room?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The robber wore a ski mask and (blue) jeans. | adjective (What kind of jeans?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The audience’s applause made it clear that the performance was (well) done. | adverb (How was it done?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: Without distractions, the student did (well) on the test that he had taken in the Testing Center. | adverb (How did he do?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: It’s a (good) thing I hadn’t planned to go to the beach today. | adjective (What kind of thing?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The movie’s plot was (good), but I didn’t care for the score. | adjective (What kind of plot?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: The (black) cord goes to the computer, and the gray cord goes to the television. | adjective (Which cord?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: (Melissa’s) paper was lost when she wrecked her car. | adjective (Which paper?) |
Is the marked word an adjective or an adverb: I left my text book at my best (friend’s) house over the weekend. | adjective (Which house?) |
I thought that this test was (more challenging) than the last. | adjective in comparative form (What type of test?) |
The two friends (grudgingly) admitted that the argument had been ridiculous. | adverb (How did they agree?) |
The (gangly) youth lifted weights all summer, and by fall he was considerably stockier. | adjective (What type of youth?) |
I speak (daily) to my mother on the telephone. | adverb (How often do I speak?) |
The runner felt his injured ankle (gingerly). | adverb (How did he feel it?) |
The weather has been (unseasonably) warm for this time of year. | adverb (To what extent has it been warm?) |
The student was (completely) disgusted to learn that the class would be dissecting a fetal pig. | adverb (To what extent was the student disgusted?) |
Although Fredrick found the argument between the girls (mildly) amusing, he chose to stay above the juvenile drama. | adverb (To what extent did he find it amusing?) |
(Lovingly), the child stroked the horse’s muzzle. | adverb (How did she stroke the horse?) |
Jared was a (beastly) child because he never took direction from teachers, talked back to his parents, and worked very poorly with his peers. | adjective (What type of child?) |
When the teams win their competitions, a (college) athletic program can mean money for the school, the community, and the athletes. | adjective (What type of athletic program?) |
Karina wanted to speak out against her (abusive) husband, but she was afraid he would take her children away from her. | adjective (What type of husband?) |