EXERCISE 31.5

Identify the adjectives and adverbs in each of the following sentences, listing the adjectives first and the adverbs second.

Example:

Inadvertently, the two agents misquoted their major client.

adjectives: the two, their major

adverbs: Inadvertently

  1. The small, frightened child firmly squeezed my hand and refused to take another step forward.

    The small; frightened; firmly; my; another; forward
  2. Meanwhile, she learned that the financial records had been completely false.

    Meanwhile; the financial; completely false
  3. Koalas are generally quiet creatures that make loud grunting noises during mating season.

    generally; quiet; loud; grunting; mating
  4. The huge red tomatoes looked lovely, but they tasted disappointingly like cardboard.

    The huge red; lovely; disappointingly
  5. The youngest dancer in the troupe performed a brilliant solo.

    The youngest; the; a brilliant