Parts of speech: adverbs 2

In each sentence, indicate which of the three underlined words is an adverb.

For help with this exercise, see Adverbs.

Example

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undefined. The chairperson of the hiring committee settled the matter promptly.
◯ hiring
◯ settled
◯ promptly
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 1

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undefined. After she entered the attic, the door mysteriously closed behind her.
◯ entered
◯ mysteriously
◯ behind
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 2

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undefined. The Beatles quickly rose to fame after they released their first album.
◯ quickly
◯ rose
◯ after
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 3

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undefined. Sea stars, or starfish, typically eat bivalves such as oysters and clams.
◯ Sea
◯ typically
◯ eat
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 4

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undefined. Papua New Guinea is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world; anthropologists estimate that about one thousand languages are spoken there.
◯ linguistically
◯ diverse
◯ estimate
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 5

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undefined. The hotel clerk said that she was sorry for calling our room so many times.
◯ Sorry
◯ so
◯ many
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 6

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undefined. Zane never ate processed food, and his health was excellent.
◯ never
◯ processed
◯ excellent
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 7

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undefined. Astronomers recently demoted Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet.
◯ recently
◯ from
◯ dwarf
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 8

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undefined. The friendly atmosphere and the genuinely helpful waitstaff make the Blue Dolphin our favorite restaurant.
◯ friendly
◯ genuinely
◯ favorite
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 9

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undefined. Permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, prevents trees from growing in the tundra.
◯ permanently
◯ frozen
◯ in
Parts of speech: adverbs 2 – 10