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Adjective Or Adverb Exercise

November 9, 2018 - A2pdf

State whether the given word is used as an adjective or adverb in the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In the sentence "He works hard to support his family," the word "hard" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "hard" describes how he works.
2In the sentence "She said that hard work is the secret of her success," the word "hard" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adjective" because "hard" describes the noun "work".
3In the sentence "I want to buy a fast car," the word "fast" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adjective" because "fast" describes the noun "car".
4In the sentence "My new car goes fast," the word "fast" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "fast" describes how the car goes.
5In the sentence "He is pretty smart," the word "pretty" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "pretty" modifies the adjective "smart".
6In the sentence "He is old enough to make his own bed now," the word "enough" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "enough" modifies the adjective "old".
7In the sentence "Hold tight. I am going to pull you up," the word "tight" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "tight" describes how to hold.
8In the sentence "She did well in the test," the word "well" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "well" describes how she did in the test.
9In the sentence "My blouse is tight," the word "tight" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adjective" because "tight" describes the subject "blouse" after "is".
10In the sentence "Please don't drive so fast," the word "so" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "so" modifies the adverb "fast".
11In the sentence "He speaks Russian quite well," the word "quite" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "quite" modifies the adverb "well".
12In the sentence "The show was rather amusing," the word "rather" is used as an ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "adverb" because "rather" modifies the adjective "amusing".
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Answers

  1. In the sentence “He works hard to support his family,” the word “hard” is used as an adverb
  2. In the sentence “She said that hard work is the secret of her success,” the word “hard” is used as an adjective
  3. In the sentence “I want to buy a fast car,” the word “fast” is used as an adjective
  4. In the sentence “My new car goes fast,” the word “fast” is used as an adverb
  5. In the sentence “He is pretty smart,” the word “pretty” is used as an adverb
  6. In the sentence “He is old enough to make his own bed now,” the word “enough” is used as an adverb
  7. In the sentence “Hold tight. I am going to pull you up,” the word “tight” is used as an adverb
  8. In the sentence “She did well in the test,” the word “well” is used as an adverb
  9. In the sentence “My blouse is tight,” the word “tight” is used as an adjective
  10. In the sentence “Please don’t drive so fast,” the word “so” is used as an adverb
  11. In the sentence “He speaks Russian quite well,” the word “quite” is used as an adverb
  12. In the sentence “The show was rather amusing,” the word “rather” is used as an adverb
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