ENG 10 Grammar: 17.2 Adverbs (P. 28)

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

1. We will be leaving for the movie soon.

• will be

• soon

• movie

• We

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

2. The starving refugees needed much more food.

• starving

• needed

• much

• more

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

3. Will you definitely move to Ohio?

• definitely

• Ohio

• Will move

• you

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

4. Everyone thought the movie was too violent.

• Everyone

• violent

• too

• thought

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

5. He frowned rather sternly at the boy's antics.

• sternly

• boy's

• rather

• rather, sternly

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

6. Our cat does not like cat food.

• not

• Our

• cat

• food

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

7. The multicolored balloons floated away.

• multicolored

• multicolored, away

• floated

• away

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

8. Some students have nearly completed their papers.

• Some, nearly

• Some

• nearly

• Some, nearly, their

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

9. Todd accepted the suggestion surprisingly quickly.

• accepted

• quickly

• surprisingly, quickly

• surprisingly

Exercise 1: Recognizing Adverbs

Identify the Adverb(s) in the sentence.

10. Sharon was remarkably indifferent.

• Sharon

• remarkably

• indifferent

• remarkably, indifferent