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Question

The words in CAPS are either adjectives or adverbs. could you tell me which word or words it modifies? could you also tell me if the word in CAPS is an adverb or adjective?

Candace had RARELY been late.

I pack my own lunch DAILY.

This ESPECIALLY large room will be perfect for my art studio.

The air over the city is REFRESHINGLY clear of smog.

I was EXTREMELY tired by the end of the day.

The club meets MONTHLY, doesn't it?

Answer 1

Well, first lets look at the definition of an ADVERB.

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".

While some adverbs can be identified by their characteristic "ly" suffix, most of them must be identified by untangling the grammatical relationships within the sentence or clause as a whole. Unlike an adjective, an adverb can be found in various places within the sentence.

In the following examples, each of the highlighted words is an adverb:

The seamstress quickly made the mourning clothes.
In this sentence, the adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "made" and indicates in what manner (or how fast) the clothing was constructed.

The midwives waited patiently through a long labour.
Similarly in this sentence, the adverb "patiently" modifies the verb "waited" and describes the manner in which the midwives waited.

The boldly-spoken words would return to haunt the rebel.
In this sentence the adverb "boldly" modifies the adjective "spoken."

We urged him to dial the number more expeditiously.
Here the adverb "more" modifies the adverb "expeditiously."

Unfortunately, the bank closed at three today.
In this example, the adverb "unfortunately" modifies the entire sentence.

Conjunctive Adverbs
You can use a conjunctive adverb to join two clauses together. Some of the most common conjunctive adverbs are "also," "consequently," "finally," "furthermore," "hence," "however," "incidentally," "indeed," "instead," "likewise," "meanwhile," "nevertheless," "next," "nonetheless," "otherwise," "still," "then," "therefore," and "thus." A conjunctive adverb is not strong enough to join two independent clauses without the aid of a semicolon.

The government has cut university budgets; consequently, class sizes have been increased.
He did not have all the ingredients the recipe called for; therefore, he decided to make something else.
The report recommended several changes to the ways the corporation accounted for donations; furthermore, it suggested that a new auditor be appointed immediately.
The crowd waited patiently for three hours; finally, the doors to the stadium were opened.
Batman and Robin fruitlessly searched the building; indeed, the Joker had escaped through a secret door in the basement.

And we notice that all the CAP words above end in LY, so we really need to know if this word actually modifies a a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause or indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".

Candace had RARELY been late.
this modifies late, a verb (how often late? rarely late) so this is an adverb.

I pack my own lunch DAILY.
If this modified lunch (a noun it would be an adjective, but it modifes pack (a verb) (how often pack? daily pack) so this is an adverb.

This ESPECIALLY large room will be perfect for my art studio.
This modifies large, which is an adjective (how large? especially large) so this is an adverb

The air over the city is REFRESHINGLY clear of smog.
this modifies clear, which is an adjective as in clear day (how clear? refreshingly clear) so this is an adverb

I was EXTREMELY tired by the end of the day.
this modifies tired (how tired? extremely tired) so this is an adverb

The club meets MONTHLY, doesn't it?
This modifies meets which is a verb (as in monthly meeting) so this is an adverb