What is the adverb or adverbs in the sentence " Despite the harshness of their environment, the Hopis have clung very tenaciously to their way of life."

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Ingrid Gibson

14 August, 22:56

What is the adverb or adverbs in the sentence " Despite the harshness of their environment, the Hopis have clung very tenaciously to their way of life."

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Elise Boyd · Answer 1

The adverb (s) would be: very

Explanation:

An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group. Not to be confused with adjectives. Adjectives only modify the subject and / or noun within a sentence. We can single out the adverb by first finding the adjectives, however.

Take the first section of the sentence. "Despite the harshness of their environment". Ask yourself first what is the subject? Environment. Then ask yourself, how is it being described? The adjective is harshness. Furthermore, ask yourself, Is there anything describing the adjective? What is describing harshness? Nothing. There is no adverb.

The second part of the sentence. "the Hopis clung very tenaciously to their way of life." What is the subject? In this instance, it's a compound subject. the subject is "their way of life". How is it being described? Tenaciously. Is there anything describing the adjective? The word very. Very is the adverb.