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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 is correctly punctuated?

    A. In short, we wish to congratulate Keisha, Marius, and Jayma for making this presentation so interesting and informative.

    B. I love to attend yoga class, ashtanga style yoga is my favorite.

    C. Alex enjoys cooking his family and, his dog

    D. On the hillside Sung-ho saw his sister mother and father.

    Answer Explanation

    This sentence uses commas correctly to separate items in a list (Keisha, Marius, and Jayma) and sets off the introductory phrase "In short" with a comma.

  • Q #2: 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 #3: Which of the following sentences contains a conjunction?

    A. The shovel was placed against the house.

    B. My grandfather told me all about his childhood.

    C. I hid my journal beneath the bed.

    D. I finished mowing the lawn and I took a long nap

    Answer Explanation

    The conjunction in this sentence is "and," which connects two independent clauses, indicating a relationship between the actions of finishing mowing the lawn and taking a long nap.