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Adverbs exercise

October 11, 2011 A2pdf

Identify the adverb.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1Don’t speak loudly. We are in the church.
Wrong!
The adverb "loudly" describes how someone should not speak.
2Can I come tomorrow?
Wrong!
The adverb "tomorrow" tells us when the speaker wants to come.
3Are you busy now?
Wrong!
The adverb "now" tells us when the person might be busy.
4Don’t worry. You will hear from us soon.
Wrong!
The adverb "soon" tells us when you will hear from us.
5Listen carefully to what I say.
Wrong!
The adverb "carefully" describes how you should listen.
6The sun is shining brightly.
Wrong!
The adverb "brightly" describes how the sun is shining.
7I had a strange experience yesterday.
Wrong!
The adverb "yesterday" tells us when the experience happened.
8I wanted to talk to her, but she hastily left the room.
Wrong!
The adverb "hastily" describes how she left the room.
9He is standing outside.
Wrong!
The adverb "outside" tells us where he is standing.
10This has been going on for a while now.
Wrong!
The adverb "now" tells us about the time. In "for a while", "while" is a noun.

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  1. Don’t speak loudly. We are in the church. — loudly
  2. Can I come tomorrow? — tomorrow
  3. Are you busy now? — now
  4. Don’t worry. You will hear from us soon. — soon
  5. Listen carefully to what I say. — carefully
  6. The sun is shining brightly. — brightly
  7. I had a strange experience yesterday. — yesterday
  8. I wanted to talk to her, but she hastily left the room. — hastily
  9. He is standing outside. — outside
  10. This has been going on for a while now. — now

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