Identify the Adverb in the following sentence:
Do you often go swimming?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → often
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.
"Often" modifies the verb "go" and tells how often one goes swimming.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) often (answer) | An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. An adverb of frequency tells how often something happens. | We often eat out on Sundays. |
| (2) go | "Go" is the main verb. | – |
| (3) swimming | "Swimming" is a gerund (an -ing form used as a noun) after "go". | – |
| (4) do you | "Do" is the auxiliary verb that forms the question, and "you" is the pronoun subject. | – |