Question

But 4 ★ Find the adverbs the writer uses to describe these verbs. 1 had been sailing 2 we..... 3 had started to blow quite 4 was moving up and down 5 got the rescue dinghy ready 6 It was .... ......... realised ..... windy​

Answer 1

1. "had been sailing" - "had been" is the adverbial phrase describing the action of sailing, indicating that it was ongoing or continuous in the past.

2. "we" - "we" is a pronoun and not an adverb.

3. "had started to blow quite" - "started" is the adverb describing the verb "blow," indicating when the action began.

4. "was moving up and down" - "was" is the adverb indicating the ongoing nature of the action, and "up and down" is the adverbial phrase describing the manner in which the movement occurred.

5. "got the rescue dinghy ready" - "got" is the adverb indicating the action taken to prepare the dinghy, and "ready" is the adverb describing the state of the dinghy.

6. "It was ... ... realised ... windy" - In this sentence, there are no adverbs used to describe the verbs. However, "windy" is an adverb describing the weather conditions.