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.

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Example

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undefined. Success can be elusive to those who object to working hard.
◯ Adjectives: elusive, working, hard; Adverbs: [none]
◯ Adjective: elusive; Adverb: hard
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undefined. 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
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undefined. 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
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undefined. The black bear sniffed eagerly at the broken honeycomb.
◯ Adjectives: The, black, the, broken; Adverb: eagerly
◯ Adjectives: The, black, the; Adverbs: eagerly, broken
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undefined. The bacteria in the dish grew steadily over twenty-four hours.
◯ Adjectives: The, the, twenty-four; Adverb: steadily
◯ Adjectives: The, the, steadily; Adverbs: [none]
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