IXL | Choose between adjectives and adverbs

Choose the word that best describes or modifies the adjective in bold.

Alexandra

thought for a moment and then

responded

intelligently

to Mrs.

Harrington's

question.

intelligently

intelligent

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Learn with an example

question

Choose the word that best describes or modifies the adjective in bold.

When

Gary

visited New Orleans, he heard

amazingly

talented

trumpeter playing in the French Quarter.

amazing

amazingly

key idea

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives often tell what kind or how many.

The apples were delicious.

The adjective tells what kind of apples they were.

An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs often tell how, when, where, to what extent, or to what degree.

Grace ran really quickly.

The adverb really tells how quickly Grace ran.

Most adverbs that tell how end in -ly, like the adverb quickly.

You can't always use -ly to tell whether a word is an adjective or an adverb, though.

She arrives soon.

Soon is an adverb that doesn't end in -ly.

Fred has a friendly dog.

Friendly is an adjective that ends in -ly.

solution

The word talented is an adjective, so it must be described or modified by an adverb.

Amazing is an adjective.

Amazingly is an adverb.

So, the adverb amazingly is the best word to complete the sentence.

When Gary visited New Orleans, he heard an amazingly talented trumpeter playing in the French Quarter.

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