Adverbs: Definition, Types, and Usage in English Grammar

Question 1

Which of the following is **not** a type of adverb?

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Conjunction

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Manner

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Place

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Time

Question 2

What is the function of an adverb in a sentence?

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To modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb

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To connect two sentences

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To replace a noun

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To describe a subject

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a type of adverb?

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Adverbs of purpose

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Adverbs of time

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Adverbs of place

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Adverbs of degree

Question 4

What is the function of an adverb of time?

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To indicate the time or frequency of an action or event

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To modify verbs

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To modify adjectives

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To modify other adverbs

Question 5

Which of the following words is an adverb of frequency?

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Always

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Quickly

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Yesterday

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Loudly

Question 6

Which sentence uses an adverb to intensify an adjective?

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The pizza was extremely hot.

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The flowers were beautiful.

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The children played happily.

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The car drove quickly.

Question 7

What is the main purpose of using an adverbial phrase?

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To provide additional information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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To act as the main subject of a sentence

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To replace a noun or pronoun

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To end a sentence with a preposition

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

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quickly

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beautiful

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happy

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walk

Question 9

Which type of adverb modifies verbs?

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manner

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place

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time

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comparison

Question 10

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of place?

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The book is on the table.

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The boy ran quickly to the store.

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Yesterday, I went to the park.

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She is very intelligent.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of adverbs?

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They always require a noun or pronoun as their object

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They often end in -ly

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They can be placed in various positions within a sentence

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They can be used to compare two things

Question 12

What is the main difference between an adverb and an adjective?

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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, while adjectives modify only nouns and pronouns

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Adverbs are always placed before the words they modify, while adjectives are always placed after

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Adverbs can be used to compare two things, while adjectives cannot

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There is no difference between an adverb and an adjective

Question 13

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of time?

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Yesterday, I went to the park.

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The boy walked slowly to the store.

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The book is in the library.

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She is an extremely kind person.

Question 14

What is the primary role of adverbs in writing?

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To enhance sentences with specific details, clarity, and emphasis

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To add suspense and thrill to a narrative

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To make writing more formal and academic

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To substitute for verbs in sentences

Question 15

Which of these examples is considered an adverb of comparison?

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more

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slowly

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here

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yesterday

Question 16

Which word in the sentence is a comparative or superlative adverb? 'The car traveled faster than any other vehicle.'

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Faster

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Any

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Vehicle

Question 17

Identify the sentence that contains an adverb modifying an adjective:

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The extremely tall building towered over the city.

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The car sped quickly to its destination.

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The tourists strolled leisurely along the bustling street.

Question 18

Identify the sentence that contains an adverb modifying a verb.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The tree is tall.

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The man walked to the store.

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The house is red.

Question 19

Which of these words is an adverb of manner?

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Quickly

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Here

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Always

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Never

Question 20

In which sentence is the adverb modifying an adjective?

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The sky is very blue.

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The car is parked over there.

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He speaks too loudly.

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The dog is always barking.

Question 21

Which adverb indicates the frequency of an action or event?

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Often

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Yesterday

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Slowly

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Well

Question 22

Identify the sentence that contains an adverb modifying another adverb.

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He walked very quickly.

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The car is parked too far away.

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She speaks very softly.

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The dog is always barking.

Question 23

Which adverb indicates a specific location?

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Here

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Quickly

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Often

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Well

Question 24

Which option is NOT a type of adverb?

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Adverb of reason

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Adverb of manner

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Adverb of place

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Adverb of time

Question 25

Which word tells us *how* the boy ran in the sentence: 'The boy ran quickly down the street.'?

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quickly

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boy

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down

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street

Question 26

Which adverb modifies the adjective 'tall' in the sentence: 'The boy is very tall.'

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very

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tall

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boy

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is

Question 27

Which adverb modifies the verb 'ran' in the sentence: 'The boy ran quickly.'

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quickly

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ran

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boy

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the

Question 28

Which sentence contains an adverb of place?

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The car is parked in the garage.

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The boy is reading a book.

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The girl is singing beautifully.

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The soup is too hot.

Question 29

Which option is an adverb of time?

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yesterday

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slowly

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very

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in the park

Question 30

Which adverb modifies the adverb 'quickly' in the sentence: 'The boy ran very quickly.'

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very

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quickly

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ran

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boy

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of an adverb of frequency that describes how often an action occurs?

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sometimes

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slowly

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very

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yesterday

Question 32

In the sentence: 'The girl is very beautiful.', which adverb modifies the adjective 'beautiful'?

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very

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beautiful

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girl

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is

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a type of adverb?

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Noun

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Time

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Place

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Manner

Question 34

Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The students spoke loudly in class."

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loudly

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The

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in

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spoke

Question 35

Which adverb modifies the verb "walked" in the sentence: "The child walked quickly down the street."

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quickly

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down

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the

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child

Question 36

Identify the adverb that compares two actions in the sentence: "The dog ran faster than the cat."

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faster

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than

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dog

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cat

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a function of adverbs?

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Providing information about the subject

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Modifying verbs

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Modifying adjectives

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Modifying adverbs

Question 38

Which of the following adverbs denotes possibility?

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Perhaps

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Obviously

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Positively

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Absolutely

Question 39

In the sentence "She rarely attends school", which word functions as an adverb?

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rarely

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attends

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she

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school

Question 40

Which adverb intensifies the meaning of an adjective?

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very

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and

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the

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but

Question 41

Which word in the sentence 'The children ran through the park swiftly' is an adverb?

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swiftly

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through

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children

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the

Question 42

Which type of adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs?

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Modifier adverb

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Prepositional adverb

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Action adverb

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Conjunction adverb

Question 43

Which type of adverb qualifies or intensifies adjectives or other adverbs?

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Degree adverb

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Interrogative adverb

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Relative adverb

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Exclamatory adverb

Question 44

What is the primary function of the adverb 'never' in the sentence: 'He never goes out at night.'?

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Emphasize negation

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Express uncertainty

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Indicate frequency

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Provide a reason

Question 45

Which sentence contains an adverb that modifies another adverb?

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She sang astonishingly beautifully.

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He spoke quietly.

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The runner finished surprisingly fast.

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The children played happily in the park.

Question 46

What is the adverbial function of 'often' in the sentence: 'I often go for walks in the evening.'?

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Indicates frequency

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Compares two actions

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Expresses uncertainty

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Negates the verb

Question 47

Identify the adverb that describes the manner in which something is done:

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efficiently

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now

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here

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not

Question 48

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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She speaks English quickly and fluently.

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She speaks quickly and fluently English.

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She quickly and fluently speaks English.

Question 49

What is the function of the adverb 'too' in the sentence: 'The soup is too hot to eat.'?

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To modify an adjective

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To modify another adverb

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To modify a verb

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To modify the subject

Question 50

Identify the type of adverb that answers the question 'Where?'

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Place

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Manner

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Time

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Frequency