English 6th Grade SOL Practice Test

Which part of speech describes verbs or adjectives?

Adverb Adjective Noun Preposition

Correct Answer:

Adverb

Explanation:

An adverb describes how an action happens and can also describe or modify an adjective. That makes it the best choice because adverbs answer questions like how, when, where, or to what extent for verbs, and they can also intensify or modify adjectives. For example, in “She runs quickly,” quickly tells how she runs. In “The plant is very tall,” very modifies the adjective tall. Adjectives describe nouns (a tall building), not verbs. Nouns name people, places, or things. Prepositions show relationships (in, on, under) and don’t describe verbs or adjectives.

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