Adverbs are words that indicate ideas such as time, place, manner, frequency, condition, cause, effect etc. Identify the adverbs in the following sentences. Choose your answers from the given options.
1There is clearly something wrong with her.
Wrong!
The adverb "clearly" modifies the idea of something being wrong.
2She is my teacher, but she is also my friend.
Wrong!
The adverb "also" adds extra information to the sentence.
3He always wears a coat, even in summer.
Wrong!
The adverb "always" tells how often he wears a coat.
4He often comes and stays with us.
Wrong!
The adverb "often" tells how frequently he comes and stays.
5I am going to Venice today.
Wrong!
The adverb "today" tells when the action happens.
6You have definitely been a great help.
Wrong!
The adverb "definitely" makes the statement stronger or more certain.
7This time next week, I will be happily working in my garden.
Wrong!
The adverb "happily" describes how I will be working.
8I don't think the repair has been properly done.
Wrong!
The adverb "properly" describes how the repair has been done.
9I am really sorry for disturbing you.
Wrong!
The adverb "really" intensifies the adjective "sorry".
10We went to bed early.
Wrong!
The adverb "early" tells when we went to bed.
11The war seriously affected oil prices.
Wrong!
The adverb "seriously" describes the way the war affected oil prices.
12She must sometimes have wanted to run away.
Wrong!
The adverb "sometimes" tells how often she may have wanted to run away.
Answers
- There is clearly something wrong with her. — clearly
- She is my teacher, but she is also my friend. — also
- He always wears a coat, even in summer. — always
- He often comes and stays with us. — often
- I am going to Venice today. — today
- You have definitely been a great help. — definitely
- This time next week, I will be happily working in my garden. — happily
- I don’t think the repair has been properly done. — properly
- I am really sorry for disturbing you. — really
- We went to bed early. — early
- The war seriously affected oil prices. — seriously
- She must sometimes have wanted to run away. — sometimes