This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Formation of Adverbs – Two Adverbs Joined Together”.
1. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
It was moving slowly unusually.
a) It
b) was
c) slowly unusually
d) moving
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Explanation: The words ‘slowly’ and ‘unusually’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘Slowly’ describes the verb moving. And the word ‘unusually’ adds extra characteristics. These both can be called as adverbs as they modify the verb.
2. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
She is speaking really quickly.
a) She
b) is
c) speaking
d) really quickly
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Explanation: The words ‘really’ and ‘quickly’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘Quickly’ modifies the verb while the word ‘really’ modifies the adverb ‘quickly’.
3. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
Sandy spoke extremely intelligently.
a) Sandy
b) spoke
c) extremely intelligently
d) intelligently
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Explanation: The words ‘extremely’ and ‘intelligently’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘Intelligently’ modifies the verb while the word ‘extremely’ modifies the adverb ‘intelligently’. Mostly many adverbs have ‘Ly’ in their end.
4. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
They shouted very loudly.
a) They
b) shouted
c) very loudly
d) loudly
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Explanation: The words ‘very’ and ‘loudly’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘Loudly’ describes how they shouted while the word ‘very’ modifies the adverb ‘loudly’. It adds extra characteristics to the verb.
5. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
She likes coffee very much than tea.
a) likes
b) coffee
c) very much
d) than
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Explanation: The words ‘very’ and ‘much’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘much’ is used to describe how much she likes coffee than tea. The word ‘very’ is used to modify the adverb ‘much’.
6. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
Rohit works out too excessively.
a) Rohit
b) works
c) out
d) too excessively
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Explanation: The words ‘too’ and ‘excessively’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘excessively’ describes how hard he works. The word ‘too’ is to modify the adverb ‘excessively’.
7. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
Eminem raps very fast.
a) Eminem
b) raps
c) very
d) very fast
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Explanation: The words ‘too’ and ‘fast’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘fast’ describes how he raps. The word ‘very’ is used to modify the adverb ‘fast’.
8. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
The building was built so slowly.
a) The
b) building
c) so slowly
d) built
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Explanation: The words ‘so’ and ‘slowly’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘slowly’ describes how the building was built. The word ‘so’ is used to modify the adverb ‘slowly’.
9. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
This work is too tiresome.
a) This
b) work
c) tiresome
d) too tiresome
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Explanation: The words ‘too’ and ‘tiresome’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘tiresome’ describes how the work is. The word ‘too’ is used to modify the adverb ‘tiresome’.
10. Find out the adverb in the sentence.
Even after an accident, he is surprisingly well.
a) Even
b) surprisingly well
c) after
d) accident
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Explanation: The words ‘surprisingly’ and ‘well’ are used as adverbs. The word ‘well’ describes how he is. The word ‘surprisingly’ is used to modify the adverb ‘well’.
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