Directions: Read the sentences below and identify the
adverb and give its function.
1. We accidentally spill the coffee on the table.
2. I will show you my car outside.
3. She excuses herself in the class earlier.
4. The weather is extremely hot.
5. I never allow someone to get my things from my
locker.
6. We sometimes go to the park with my grandmother.
7. The cake in the wedding is enormously big.
8. I don't get enough sleep this week.
9. He specifically wished that venue for his wedding.
10. The flan is too bland for me.
Answers & Comments
Explanation:
A. Answers to the questions:
1. Adverb: accidentally. Function: modifies the verb spill, indicating that the action was not intentional.
2. Adverb: outside. Function: modifies the verb show, indicating the location where the action will take place.
3. Adverb: earlier. Function: modifies the verb excuses, indicating when the action took place.
4. Adverb: extremely. Function: modifies the adjective hot, indicating the degree or intensity of the heat.
5. Adverb: never. Function: modifies the verb allow, indicating the frequency of the action.
6. Adverb: sometimes. Function: modifies the verb go, indicating the frequency of the action.
7. Adverb: enormously. Function: modifies the adjective big, indicating the degree or intensity of the size.
8. Adverb: enough. Function: modifies the verb get, indicating the degree or intensity of the action.
9. Adverb: specifically. Function: modifies the verb wished, indicating the manner or way in which the action was done.
10. Adverb: too. Function: modifies the adjective bland, indicating the degree or intensity of the taste.