What part of speech is Tearfully?
Tearfully, I hung up the phone.
Adjective, Adverb, Preposition or Interjection
Thanks for the help
2007-03-20 07:51:11 · 5 answers · asked by mncltrr 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
adverb modifying hung
2007-03-20 07:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by CanProf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Tearfully" answers the question "how?" and refers to the way in which I hung up. Because "hung up" is a verb, "tearfully" is an adverb. Another clue is that words ending in "ly" that have been made from adjectives (in this case, "tearful") are adverbs.
2007-03-20 14:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CanProf is correct. It is an adverb which modifies the verb, "hung" because it describes how I hung up the phone. Most (maybe all, but I don't know for sure) words ending with an "ly" suffix are adverbs.
2007-03-20 14:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an adverb because it describes the verb hanging up
and just so you know most words that end in "ly" like perfectly, or joyfully, or mercilessly are all adverbs b/c they describe a verb
ex: i tearfully cried"
2007-03-20 14:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by zmxn6666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an adverb
2007-03-20 14:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by brooklyn152 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋