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He was already good at tennis. He also played basketball well. Then he quickly learnt badminton also. When asked to underline the adverbs in the given sentences, Class V student Preethi underlined the words 'well' and 'quickly'. Which of the below misconceptions does Preethi likely have?

He was already good at tennis. He also played basketball well. Then he quickly learnt badminton also. When asked to underline the adverbs in the given sentences, Class V student Preethi underlined the words 'well' and 'quickly'. Which of the below misconceptions does Preethi likely have? Correct Answer <span style="">Adverbs modify only verbs.</span>

Adverbs are the words that are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They are used to put control, give direction to a sentence and provide more clarity to the information being passed on.

  • For Example, "A car is speeding" is a generic statement that may or may not bother the recipient of the information. "A car is speeding towards you" is a piece of more concerning information for the recipient.

Key Points 

  • In the Given sentence "He was already good at tennis. He also played basketball well. Then he quickly learnt badminton also.", a total of three adverbs have been used, "quickly", "already" and "well".
  • Already describes the previously learned skill, Well describes that how good he is in other games while Quickly describes the speed of learning the other games.
  • Here, Preethi has missed out on the "already" adverb used before the adjective "good" because of the misconception that adverbs modify only verbs and not adjectives.

​Thus, it is concluded that Adverbs modify only verbs is the MISCONCEPTION that Preethi is likely to have.

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