Which sentence has 2 adverbs?
She quickly ran across the bridge.
or
He finished the paint job very efficiently.
5 answers
Which one do you think?
I'm not sure. She quickly ran across the bridge. How did she run? quickly
Where did she run? across the bridge - but isn't across a preposition?
Where did she run? across the bridge - but isn't across a preposition?
Yes. Your thinking is good. Across is a preposition, so that sentence has only one adverb.
What about the other sentence?
What about the other sentence?
Jim finished the paint job very efficiently.
I thought very and efficiently were adverbs but I am really not sure at all.
I thought very and efficiently were adverbs but I am really not sure at all.
You're right. Both very and efficiently are adverbs.
One way to check is to look them up in a dictionary, noting especially their part of speech and how they're used.
One way to check is to look them up in a dictionary, noting especially their part of speech and how they're used.