Name____________________
Date_____________________
Period_______Table________
Learning Target: I can identify and explain the function of the parts of speech.
Exercise 15. Identifying Adverbs that Modify Other Adverbs.
Directions:
a. Underline the ten adverbs that modify other adverbs in each of the following sentences.
b. Circle the adverb that it modifies.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1.
The cat leaped to the windowsill quite agilely.
2. The books were stacked rather haphazardly.
3. Corrie knew she’d have to get up incredibly early to witness the eclipse.
4. The tornado almost completely destroyed the barn.
5. The famous diamond was more heavily guarded than any other exhibit at the museum.
6. My brother is almost always finished with his homework before I am.
7. She registered too late to be eligible for the first sweepstakes drawing.
8. In the final four minutes of the game Isiah Thomas shot extremely accurately.
9. Usually it seems that each month goes more rapidly than the month before.
10. They walked out on stage most calmly, as if they felt completely relaxed.
RCMS – ELA7
taken from
Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar, Third Course
pp. 363-364, Ex. 17
rev. 11/15 – KMH