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Which of the following is the adverb in the sentence below? The athletic woman ran swiftly across the field.

A. swiftly

B. Athletic

C. Across

D. Ran

Answer Explanation:

The adverb "swiftly" describes how the woman ran, indicating the manner or speed of the action.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

    A. The boy or the girls come to school late.

    B. The boys and girl in our club is in the cafe.

    C. The boys or the girls sings in the choir.

    D. The boys and girl visits my house.

    Answer Explanation

    "The boy or the girls come to school late," the verb "come" correctly agrees with the plural subject "girls" since the presence of either the boy or the girls triggers a plural verb.

  • Q #2: In which of the following situations is it most appropriate to use informal language?

    A. A job application for a teaching position

    B. A peer review in an academic journal

    C. A text message to a friend from class

    D. An email to a professor about an assignment

    Answer Explanation

    Informal language is typically suitable for casual and personal communication, such as text messages to friends. In more formal settings, like a job application, peer review, or an email to a professor, it is generally more appropriate to use formal language.

  • Q #3: Lately there have been a whole bunch of small but avoidable errors in the formatting and styling for our website. Although I'm happy to review your work, I cannot continue to spend this many hours per day playing firefighter. Please take a sec to refamiliarize yourselves with our style manual and be sure to follow it closely going forward. Thanks, Morgan The above is an internal memo from the head of a web development team. Which of the following words or phrases is formal within a business context?

    A. Website

    B. take a sec

    C. playing firefighter

    D. Hey, gang!

    Answer Explanation

    Take a sec, playing firefighter, Hey, gang! phrases are more casual and colloquial, which might be suitable for internal communication within a team but may not be as appropriate in a formal business setting.