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