Test: Adverb - 2 - Primary 2 MCQ

• Let us explore the given options:
  • Adjective' is a word that describes nouns or pronouns.
  • 'Preposition' is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
  • 'Adverb' is a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence. Adverbs often end in -ly (here, hardly).
  • 'Verb' is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
• In the given sentence, the adverb 'hardly' is modifying the verb 'believe.'
   

• An adverb phrase can consist of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before it or after it.
  • Example: Umar walked very carefully across the floor.
  • The given example states the manner, i.e., the way in which Umar walked.
  • In the given sentence, the words very and quickly are adverbs here that are modifying the verb drained.
• Hence, the correct choice is option C.

• As we have to find the adverb in the given sentence, let us understand an 'adverb'.
• An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
• Adverbs are formed by adding (-ly) to an adjective.
• Now, we have to find if any word ending with or without (-ly) is modifying a verb or anadjective.
• From the given options:
  • Injured' acts as a verb in the given sentence.
  • 'Accident' acts as a noun in the given sentence.
  • 'Two' acts as a number in the given sentence.
  • 'Seriously' is ending with (-ly) and modifying the verb 'injured' so we can say that it is an adverb.
• Hence, 'seriously' is identified as an adverb in the given sentence.

The underlined word is an ‘Adverb’ here.

• Adverbs are the words that are used to qualify verb, adjective or other adverbs.
• Pronouns are the words that are used in place of nouns to avoid repetition.
• Adjectives are the words that qualifies noun or pronoun.
• Conjunctions are the words that work as a connector between two subjects, clauses or phrases.
• 'Hardly' is an adverb here that is used to qualify 'suppress'.

• An adverb is a word which qualifies the verb, adjective or another adverb in the sentence.
• Example: Your effort was very good.
• The underlined word 'very' is an adverb which qualifies the adjective in the sentence.
• As we have to identify which part of speech the word belongs to, we need to know the significance of parts of speech.
• Parts of speech:
  • A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions.
  • In English, the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.

In the above sentence, the word loud describes the verb talk and therefore it's an adverb.

• As we have to find the adverb in the given sentence let us understand an 'adverb'.
• An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
• Adverbs are formed by adding (-ly) to an adjective.
• Now, we have to find if any word ending is with or without (-ly) and modifying a verb or adjective.
• From the given options:
  • 'Hospital' acts as a noun in the given sentence.
  • 'Speak' acts as a verb in the given sentence.
  • 'Please' acts as a verb in the given sentence
  • 'Quietly' is ending with (-ly) and modifying the verb 'speak' so we can say that it is an adverb.
• Hence, the option 'Quietly' is identified as an adverb in the given sentence.

• An adverb is a word which modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. 
• Example: They are extremely poor.
• The underlined word 'round' is modifying the verb 'brought'. Therefore, it is an adverb.

• Let us explore the given options:
  • Adverb of manner tells us how something happens. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object. For example- beautifully, quickly, softly, loudly etc.
  • Adverb of degree tells us about the intensity of something. They are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions. The words "too", "enough", "very", and "extremely" are examples of adverbs of degree.
  • Adverb of Affirmation is a word which declares that something is true or some equivalent expression or negative statement, judgment or a logical proposition. For example- certainly, definitely, obviously, surely.
  • Adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens. There are six main adverbs of frequency: always, usually (or normally), often, sometimes, rarely, and never.
• Hence, the correct answer is 'manner'.