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EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs

For each sentence, choose the option that lists all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Include nouns and pronouns that function as adjectives; also remember that the articles a, an, and the are adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 5

Success can be elusive to those who object to working hard.

Adjectives: elusive, working, hard; Adverbs: [none]

Adjective: elusive; Adverb: hard

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs - 1 of 5: Success can be elusive to those who object to working hard.

2 of 5

After three hours, the discussion had dwindled annoyingly from a lively sprint to a tedious crawl.

Adjectives: three, the, a, lively, a, tedious; Adverb: annoyingly

Adjectives: three, the, a, a, tedious; Adverbs: annoyingly, lively

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs - 2 of 5: After three hours, the discussion had dwindled annoyingly from a lively sprint to a tedious crawl.

3 of 5

She made a fairly earnest attempt at solving the most difficult calculus problems.

Adjectives: a, earnest, the, most, difficult; Adverb: fairly

Adjectives: a, earnest, the, difficult, calculus; Adverbs: fairly, most

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs - 3 of 5: She made a fairly earnest attempt at solving the most difficult calculus problems.

4 of 5

The black bear sniffed eagerly at the broken honeycomb.

Adjectives: The, black, the, broken; Adverb: eagerly

Adjectives: The, black, the; Adverbs: eagerly, broken

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs - 4 of 5: The black bear sniffed eagerly at the broken honeycomb.

5 of 5

The bacteria in the dish grew steadily over twenty-four hours.

Adjectives: The, the, twenty-four; Adverb: steadily

Adjectives: The, the, steadily; Adverbs: [none]

EXERCISE 46–14 Identifying adjectives and adverbs - 5 of 5: The bacteria in the dish grew steadily over twenty-four hours.