Grammar Test - Adverbs (Golding Per. 1)

An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It adds more specificity or definiteness to the meaning of the word it is modifying. For example, in the sentence "She ran quickly," the adverb "quickly" provides more information about how she ran, making the meaning of the verb "ran" more definite. Therefore, the statement that an adverb makes the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb more definite is true.

The word "slowly" is an adverb in the given sentence. It modifies the verb "walked" and describes how the old man performed the action of walking. Adverbs often end in "-ly" and provide information about the manner, time, place, frequency, or degree of an action or verb. In this case, "slowly" tells us that the old man walked in a leisurely or unhurried manner.

Adverbs are often formed by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective. This is a common rule in the English language. For example, the adjective "quick" becomes the adverb "quickly" when -ly is added to it. Therefore, it is true that adverbs are many times created by adding -ly to the end of an adjective.

Adverbs typically answer questions related to where, when, and how. However, they do not answer questions about whether a word is singular or plural. This is a grammatical aspect that is determined by the word itself or by the context in which it is used, rather than by an adverb.

The word "loudly" is modifying the verb "yelled" in the sentence. It describes how the coach yelled, indicating the manner or intensity of the action.

The adverb "carefully" is modifying the verb "examined" in the sentence. It describes how the homicide detective performed the action of examining the body.

The adverb "swiftly" is answering the question "How" in the sentence. It describes the manner in which the sprinter ran, indicating that the sprinter ran quickly and with speed.

Adverbs modify or give additional information about nouns, pronouns, and verbs. They can describe how an action is performed (verb), provide more details about a person or thing (noun), or give more information about a subject (pronoun). Adverbs do not typically modify adjectives, interjections, prepositions, or other adverbs.

The correct answer is "quiet". An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. In this case, "quiet" is the adjective that the adverb "quietly" was formed from. The adverb "quietly" describes how something is done or happens in a quiet manner.