Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumAdjective versus adverb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The nurse spoke ____ to the frightened child until he stopped crying.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. gentlyCorrect
- B. gentle
- C. more gentle
- D. gentleness
Answer: A. gently
An adverb modifies "spoke".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. gentle
- An adjective cannot modify a verb.
- C. more gentle
- Still an adjective.
- D. gentleness
- A noun.
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