In which one of these sentences does an adverb modify a verb?

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A. The dress was terribly old.
B. Mr. Dodge moved in an extremely slow manner.
C. Lucy quickly hid behind the tree.
D. Jacob was a very smart boy.

2007-11-20 05:10:21 · 5 answers · asked by depressed chic 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

C. Quickly modifies hid.

2007-11-20 05:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

C. "Quickly" describes the manner in which Lucy hid

2007-11-20 13:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by eekgrrarrgh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

C

'terribly' describes 'old'
'extremely' describes 'slow' which modifies 'manner'
'very' modifies 'smart'

2007-11-20 13:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by holeycow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-11-20 13:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by Brent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-11-20 13:17:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋