1. I woke very early this morning and now I'm rather tired.
2. Jacob stood there patiently for about ten minutes.
3. Sometimes a flock of wild geese fly noisly overhead.
List the adverbs in the sentences.
1. very, rather
2. patiently
3. sometimes, noisly
5 answers
The adverbs you listed are correct. However, each sentence has one more adverb.
1. now
2. about
3.overhead
2. about
3.overhead
1. now - yes -- also early is an adverb
2. about - no -- about is a preposition in this sentence.
3.overhead - yes
2. about - no -- about is a preposition in this sentence.
3.overhead - yes
In sentence #1 is rather an adverb also?
2. there
2. there
Yes. Rather is an adverb. It modifies the adjective, tired.
2. Yes. There is the other adverb.
2. Yes. There is the other adverb.