Adverbs modify verbs the verb in this sentence is wait
Adverb phrases modify the verb, adjective, or adverb of the sentence.
False, it does not! An adjective modifies the subject of a sentence.
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In the sentence "It was quite late for a telephone call," the word "quite" is an adverb used to modify the adjective "late."
The adverb is quite, which modifies late.
It is neither. It is an adverb, and will modify a verb, adjective or adverb.
"Jacob was a very smart boy" is a complete sentence. It doesn't modify anything. Verbs are modified by adverbs, but that sentence doesn't contain an adverb modifying a verb. Adverbs also modify adjectives and other adverbs. That sentence does contain an adverb (very) that modifies an adjective (smart).
In the sentence above, quickly is the adverb. An adverb basically modifies a verb.
A verb is modified by an adverb or an adverbial phrase.
Yes. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
An adverb can modify or describe a verb.
In this one: When we went to the zoo, we saw an alligator and giraffe