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icecream2009: 10 months ago

Tell whether the underlined adverb modifies an verb, adjective, or adverb;
he ran swiftly away from the tackler. (swiftly is underlined)

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sarahdew2: 10 months ago via iPhone

Ummmm....ur answer is in your question. U ask: which is being modified by the adverb-adjective, adverb, or verb, right? An adverb IS a word that describes a verb. Always! An adjective describes a noun, so it's impossible for it to be modified by an adverb. And an adverb can't describe itself. A modifier can't be modified by a modifier, doesn't make sense.

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tata123: 10 months ago

hey

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

the answer is not in the question. the question asks which part of the sentence the adverb modifies, which is the verb

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tata123: 10 months ago

omg

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sarahdew2: 10 months ago via iPhone

Ummm... Ooookaaay.. Isn't that basically what I said bout the job of an adverb?

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tata123: 10 months ago

ok

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sarahdew2: 10 months ago via iPhone

I'm really not meaning to be offensive, just trying to make a point.... I did come across a bit arrogant, sorry for that

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tata123: 10 months ago

its ok

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bigbrain446: 9 months ago

it wasn't the arrogance you think you had, it was just that the answer wasn't in the question after all.

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sarahdew2: 9 months ago via iPhone

Arrogance means basically thinking you know it all when you don't, right? So I was being arrogant....

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sarahdew2: 9 months ago via iPhone

But I just meant that they put which is the ad-VERB modifying- adjective, adverb, or VERB. That's how I always remembered the diff b/n an adverb and adjective- you cant spell adverb w/o verb...

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EnglishMomma: 8 months ago

An adverb can modify an verb, adjective, or verb. For instance, in the sentence We met only recently---only modifies recently. Only is an adverb modifying another adverb--recently. Met when? Recently. How recently? Only.

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BostonKristian11 : 10 months ago | Last edited at 10:28AM on 7/31/2012

adverb

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

Nononononononononononononono
nononoonononon
onononoononon
nono
non
no.

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BostonKristian11 : 10 months ago

ohh im sorry didnt see the modifies!

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tata123: 10 months ago

hi

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

oh, hello. Wont you come in for tea?

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tata123: 10 months ago

what

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

would you rather have coffee?

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tata123: 10 months ago

ya

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tata123: 10 months ago

y

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

how do you like it? sugar? cream? black?

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tata123: 10 months ago

cream y asnser my q

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

what question?

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tata123: 10 months ago

y do u wont me nvm

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

why do I want you to have tea? 'cuz tea is good. why else? |: |

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tata123: 10 months ago

ok

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 10 months ago | Last edited at 10:29AM on 7/31/2012

He RAN swiftly... ran is the verb, and swiftly modifies the verb.

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

Just what I was going to say, but the answer is verb. It only asks what the modifier modifies.

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 10 months ago

The exercise already stated that the underlined word is an adverb.

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 10 months ago

Btw, isn't that what I said?

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bigbrain446: 10 months ago

Oh, sorry, totally my bad. My eyes mixed up your answer with the first one. you were right. very sorry. carry on.

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 10 months ago

's okay!

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tata123: 10 months ago

hey yall

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 10 months ago

hey tata

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tata123: 10 months ago

hi

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Answer 4

Haha1: 10 months ago

Youre still in school

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tata123: 10 months ago

hey

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