Identify the adverbs in the following sentence:
He quietly replied that he was entirely satisfied and quite content.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → quietly, entirely, quite
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Adverbs:
- An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, how much, when or where.
- The sentence has three:
- quietly modifies the verb "replied" (how he replied)
- entirely modifies the adjective "satisfied" (how much)
- quite modifies the adjective "content" (to what degree)
- "Satisfied" and "content" are adjectives, not adverbs.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: quietly, entirely — Incorrect. It leaves out quite, which modifies "content".
Option 2: quite — Incorrect. It names only one of the three adverbs.
Option 3: entirely — Incorrect. It also names only one of the three.