Adverbs

Adverbs

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Identifying Adverbs and Adjectives:

 The ice on the winding road glinted menacingly.

• menacingly

• menacingly—glinted

• glinted- road

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Plastics, unfortunately, take almost forever to degrade completely.

• unfortunately—take;

• almost—forever;

• unfortunately—take; almost—forever;

• unfortunately—take; almost—forever; completely—degrade

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Kim quickly and successfully guided her horse over the jump.

• quickly, successfully—guided

• successfully—guided

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Felipe must have thoroughly enjoyed his birthday party.

• thoroughly—must have enjoyed

• must have enjoyed

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Amazingly, spiders spin water and carbohydrates into fibers as strong as steel

• Amazingly—spin

• Amazingly - water

• Amazingly - into

• Amazingly - strong

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Good writing is as perfectly clear as a window.

• perfectly

• perfectly—is

• perfectly—as

• perfectly—clear

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“I will feel lonely often but not always,” Rafe thought.

• often, always—lonely; not—always

• often, always

• often, always—lonely

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Galena barely won the race; however, she won the pole vault handily.

• barely—won; however, handily—won

• barely—won; however, handily

• barely—won; however

• however, handily—won

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Identifying Adverbs and Adjectives

Unfortunately, Ben just called to say he’ll be here a bit later.

• Unfortunately—adv; just—adv; here—adv; bit—adv; later—adv

• Unfortunately

• here—adv; bit—adv; later—adv

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The young couple took a later flight and arrived in Chicago tired and rumpled.

• young—adj; later

• young—adj; later—adj; tired—adj

• young—adj; later—adj; tired—adj; rumpled—adj

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Niles says there’s still an outside chance that our team will win the dance contest.

• still—adv; outside

• still—adv; outside—adj; dance—adj

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That was a hard hit Bruce took in the truly exciting third quarter.

• hard—adj; truly—adv; exciting—adj

• hard—adj; truly—adv; exciting—adj; third—adj

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My little sister did not feel too well yesterday, but she’s much better now.

• little—adj; not—adv; too—adv; well—adj; yesterday—adv; much—adv; better—adj; now—adv

• little—adj; not—adv; too—adv; well—adj; yesterday—adv;

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The one thing Manny does exceptionally well is carve small animals from wood.

• one—adj

• one—adj; exceptionally—adv; well—adv; small—adj

• exceptionally—adv; well—adv; small—adj