(IBADE) - QUESTÃO

How many adjectives and adverbs are there in the sentence below?

“The cat gracefully leaped onto the tall fence.”

Ⓐ There is one adjective and three adverbs.

Ⓑ There are two adjectives and two adverbs.

Ⓒ There is one adjective and one adverb.

Ⓓ There is one adjective and are two adverbs.

Ⓔ There are two adjectives and one adverb.

Analyzing we have:

“The cat gracefully leaped onto the tall fence.”

• Adjectives (describe nouns):

  • the (article, not adjective)

  • cat (noun)

  • gracefully (adverb)

  • leaped (verb)

  • tall → adjective (describes fence)

  • fence (noun)

 Only 1 adjective: tall.

• Adverbs (describe verbs/adjectives/adverbs):

  • gracefully → modifies leaped (adverb of manner).

 Only 1 adverb: gracefully.

 Answer: There is one adjective and one adverb.