Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Adverbs: Answers to the Exercise in the previous post

The exercise is reproduced below:


Exercise


I went very quickly into the the wooden shed.  It was somewhat dilapidated and yet, there was a homely feeling to it.  I walked up to the chest of drawers, and with a piece of old newspaper that I had found lying nearby, I wiped off the dust from the surface.  Yes, it was still there.  I had thought the childishly drawn picture of a wilting flower would have faded with age.  But no, it was still there.  Slowly, I traced the outlines with my index finger and sighed.  It's been a long time, such a long time. 

Suggested Answers and Explanations:


Adverb
What it modifies
Explanation
very
Adverb `quickly'
Gives added details to the `quickly' (adverb) to indicate the degree of the quickness of the narrator's action (verb) in going into the shed.
quickly
 Verb `went'
Elaborates on the pace the narrator adopted.
somewhat
Adjective `dilapidated'
Allows the reader to visualise to what extent the shed is dilapidated.
childishly
Adjective `drawn'
`Drawn' is used here as an adjective to indicate the type of picture and `childishly' demonstrates the manner in which it was `drawn'
slowly
Verb `traced'
Reveals the narrator's lack of haste in tracing the outlines.
such
Adjective `long'
Emphasises the prolonged period of time that has passed.

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