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a dog ran quickly
Quickly is an adverb. It describes a verb. e.g. The man ran quickly along the road. In this case ran is the verb and quickly is the adjective as it describes the manner in which the man ran.
She ran quickly around the tree is a sentence, or a clause. Quickly is an adverb. It gives us more information about the verb ran.
It means sprinted or ran quickly.
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Quickly It modifies the verb "ran"
A simile for quickly is he/she ran so quickly it seemed as if someone was chasing him/her!!!
Since it is the description of an action word, yes. Such as: She ran quickly. "ran" - is an action word (verb) and "quickly" describes it.
EX. "He ran very quickly to his house."
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Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. For example:'My cousin ran quickly' (quickly modifies the verb ran);'Her speed was very fast' (very modifies the adjective fast);'You could say that she ran extremely quickly' (extremely modifies the adverb quickly).
Adverbs are words which describe verbs. eg She ran quickly. Ran is the verb, quickly is an adverb. They often, but not always, end in -ly