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Understanding the Task:

The directions say:
- Box the adverb.
- Underline the verb it modifies.

An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It often tells *how*, *when*, *where*, *how often*, or *to what extent* something happens.

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Step-by-Step Solutions:

1. Frank does his job expertly.
- Adverb: expertly (how he does the job)
- Verb: does
- ✔ Box: expertly, Underline: does

2. The cat eyed me warily.
- Adverb: warily (how the cat eyed)
- Verb: eyed
- ✔ Box: warily, Underline: eyed

3. I traveled there for an interview.
- This sentence has no adverb modifying the verb.
- "There" is an adverb of place, but it's not modifying "traveled" in the same way as others.
- However, "there" is an adverb of place → modifies "traveled"
- So:
- Adverb: there
- Verb: traveled
- ✔ Box: there, Underline: traveled

4. My teacher required that we sit here.
- "Here" is an adverb of place, modifying "sit"
- But note: "required" is the main verb; "sit" is part of a subordinate clause.
- The adverb here modifies sit
- ✔ Box: here, Underline: sit

5. Barry snorted disdainfully.
- Adverb: disdainfully (how he snorted)
- Verb: snorted
- ✔ Box: disdainfully, Underline: snorted

6. We dashed happily to the ice cream truck.
- Adverb: happily (how we dashed)
- Verb: dashed
- ✔ Box: happily, Underline: dashed

7. Fred meticulously built the model.
- Adverb: meticulously (how he built)
- Verb: built
- ✔ Box: meticulously, Underline: built

8. Nathan often calls me in the evenings.
- Adverb: often (how frequently he calls)
- Verb: calls
- ✔ Box: often, Underline: calls

9. Toby asked repeatedly for help.
- Adverb: repeatedly (how many times he asked)
- Verb: asked
- ✔ Box: repeatedly, Underline: asked

10. The phone rang insistently.
- Adverb: insistently (how the phone rang)
- Verb: rang
- ✔ Box: insistently, Underline: rang

11. We ate our dinners quickly.
- Adverb: quickly (how we ate)
- Verb: ate
- ✔ Box: quickly, Underline: ate

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✔ Final Answers:

1. Frank does his job expertly.
→ Box: expertly, Underline: does

2. The cat eyed me warily.
→ Box: warily, Underline: eyed

3. I traveled there for an interview.
→ Box: there, Underline: traveled

4. My teacher required that we sit here.
→ Box: here, Underline: sit

5. Barry snorted disdainfully.
→ Box: disdainfully, Underline: snorted

6. We dashed happily to the ice cream truck.
→ Box: happily, Underline: dashed

7. Fred meticulously built the model.
→ Box: meticulously, Underline: built

8. Nathan often calls me in the evenings.
→ Box: often, Underline: calls

9. Toby asked repeatedly for help.
→ Box: repeatedly, Underline: asked

10. The phone rang insistently.
→ Box: insistently, Underline: rang

11. We ate our dinners quickly.
→ Box: quickly, Underline: ate

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🔍 Summary Tips:

- Look for words ending in -ly — they are often adverbs.
- Ask: *"How?"*, *"When?"*, *"Where?"*, *"How often?"*
- The adverb usually comes near the verb it modifies.
- Some adverbs like there, here, often, quickly are common and easy to spot.

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