Verbs and Adverbs

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1. A __________ is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

An _________________ is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).

Identify the adverb in the sentence.

A small, furry animal ran by.

• small

• animal

• ran

• by

Identify the verb in the sentence.

A small, furry animal ran by.

• small

• animal

• ran

• by

Identify the adverb in the sentence.

Suddenly, a tiger sprang from the bushes.

• Suddenly

• tiger

• sprang

• from

Identify the verb in the sentence.

Suddenly, a tiger sprang from the bushes.

• Suddenly

• tiger

• sprang

• from

Identify the adverb in the sentence.

The birds flew up into the sky.

• birds

• flew

• up

• into

Identify the verb in the sentence.

The birds flew up into the sky.

• birds

• flew

• up

• into