Which part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs?

Which part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs?

• A. Adverb
• B. Adjective
• C. Noun
• D. Preposition

Answer: (A)

Adverbs are the part of speech that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They answer how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. For example, in She spoke softly, softly describes how she spoke (modifies the verb). In The extremely tall building, extremely modifies tall (the adjective describing the noun). In He ran very quickly, very modifies quickly (the adverb describing how he ran). Adjectives describe nouns, nouns themselves name things, and prepositions show relationships between words, but adverbs are the ones that modify actions, descriptions, or other modifiers. So this is the best fit for describing that modifying role.

Adverbs are the part of speech that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They answer how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. For example, in She spoke softly, softly describes how she spoke (modifies the verb). In The extremely tall building, extremely modifies tall (the adjective describing the noun). In He ran very quickly, very modifies quickly (the adverb describing how he ran). Adjectives describe nouns, nouns themselves name things, and prepositions show relationships between words, but adverbs are the ones that modify actions, descriptions, or other modifiers. So this is the best fit for describing that modifying role.