i need some help with these two problems, PLEASE! i hate grammer, i don't understand it at all!


1) "Tennis-star Althea Gibson's father once wanted her to be a boxer."

A) What is the one adverb in the sentece above?:
B) What question does that adverb answer?
C) Which word modifies that adverb?
D) What is the part of speech of the word you answered in B?


2) "As a twelve-year-old, Gibson was big, strong, and completely fearless."

A) What is the one adverb in the sentece above?:
B) What question does that adverb answer?
C) Which word modifies that adverb?
D) What is the part of speech of the word you answered in B?
where ever it says "What is the part of speech of the word you answered in B?"

its supposed to say "What is the part of speech of the word you answered in C?"

1.a)once
2.a) completely

Sure, I'll HELP.

Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, when?, where?, why? and to what extent?

Another clue is that adverbs often end in -ly.

A)wanted
B)Althea Gibson's father
C)once
D)subject
A)fearless
B)fear
C)completely
D)Gibson

1a. once
1b. when
1c. mmmmm thats a hard one
1d. anohter adverb i think

2a. completely
2b. to what degree he is fearless
2c. fearless
2d. do they mean c? its an adjective

Adverbs are the part of speech that modify verbs,adjectives,or other adverbs.Many, but not all adverbs,end in ly.However, not all words that end in ly are adverbs.

Here are the answers to your questions:

1)

A)once is the adverb.It modifies wanted.

B)Once tells the degree to how much was wanted, in this case,once.

C)No word modifies once because once is modifying wanted.

D)an adverb.

2)

A)completely is the adverb

B)Completely modifies fearless by telling the degree of fearless,i.e.,completely.

C)Since completely is the adverb, it does the modifying.No word modifies it.

D)adverb.

Adverbs End In *LY*

Look for Words EndingIn Ly And youve Got Your Adverbs

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