Modifiers and Negatives

What do adverbs modify? (pick 3!) Adverbs modify ______, _______, and _______.

• adjectives

• verbs

• other adverbs

• nouns

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below? He is the only person who played baseball professionally into his sixties.

• only

• He

• professionally

• his

Find the ADVERB in the sentence below: Satchel Paige pitched more distinctively than other pitchers at the time.

• distinctively

• the

• time

• other

What word does "incredibly" modify in the sentence below?

His "bee ball" was incredibly fast, and batters swore they could hear it buzz as it zoomed past.

• fast

• was

• ball

• His

Re-write the sentence below to correct the double negative.

Batters couldn't hardly make contact with the ball when Page pitched.

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What is an ADJECTIVE in the sentence below? As if that were not enough, Paige pitched more games than anyone in the history of baseball - about 2,500!

• more

• history

• were

• As

A(n) ____ modifies (or describes) nouns or pronouns.

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective 

• adverb

Is this sentences correct?

• Yes

• No

Is this sentences correct?

• Yes

• No

I didn't see __________ in the gym at that time.

• anybody

• nobody