Both 'rather' and 'quickly' are adverbs.
"Rather" can function as an adverb, conjunction, or determiner in a sentence.
The adverb "quickly" primarily tells how an action is performed, indicating the manner in which something is done. It describes the speed of the action rather than specifying when, where, or to what extent. For example, in the sentence "She ran quickly," it explains the manner of her running.
An adverb modifies another adverb.Example:You did your homework rather quickly. - The adverb rather is modifying the adverb quickly.
not an adverb: leaking A+
In the given sentence, many (adjective), passengers (noun), stood (verb), as(conjunction), the (article), elevator (noun) and moved (verb) are not adverbs.It would seem easier to name the 3 adverbs:The adverb silently modifies the verb stood.The adverb downward modifies the verb moved.The adverb quickly modifies the verb moved. (it is a pair, rather than modifying the other adverb).
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In the sentence, the modified verb is "developed," while "quickly" serves as the adverb modifying the verb. The phrase "part singing" acts as the direct object of the verb "developed." Thus, the sentence indicates that musicians efficiently created the practice of part singing during the Middle Ages.
No, it's not. It's the participle form of the verb "to interrupt." He was interrupting the teacher and he got in trouble. An adverb is a word that describes (tells more about) a verb. For example, in the sentence: He ran quickly down the street, the verb is "ran" (past tense of "to run"). How did he run? Quickly. Quickly tells me more about the verb.
Yes, the word rather is an adverb.
Your speciousness wears thin rather quickly.
The runners in this race will be relaying the baton rather quickly.
The popular sovereignty dissolved rather quickly.