Difficulty Level : Expert / Mastery
Objective: This exercise will help reinforce your understanding of adverbs and their impact on sentence structure.
Instructions : Identify the adverbs , and determine the verbs they modify. Then, rewrite each sentence with an alternative adverb .
1. She completed the task effortlessly.
– Identify the adverb: effortlessly
– Verb it modifies: completed
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
2. He spoke so softly that I could barely hear him.
– Identify the adverb: softly
– Verb it modifies: spoke
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
3. They hiked up the mountain steadily.
– Identify the adverb: steadily
– Verb it modifies: hiked
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
4. She played the piano beautifully.
– Identify the adverb: beautifully
– Verb it modifies: played
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
5. The car skidded dangerously on the wet road.
– Identify the adverb: dangerously
– Verb it modifies: skidded
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
6. They solved the complex problem effortlessly.
– Identify the adverb: effortlessly
– Verb it modifies: solved
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
7. The singer sang the high note flawlessly.
– Identify the adverb: flawlessly
– Verb it modifies: sang
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
8. She explained the theory thoroughly.
– Identify the adverb: thoroughly
– Verb it modifies: explained
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.
9. The detective examined the crime scene meticulously.
– Identify the adverb: meticulously
– Verb it modifies: examined
– Rewrite the sentence with an alternative adverb.