Question

In each of the following sentences replace the adverb by an adverb phrase of the same meaning:
They were hurrying homeward.


Here 'hurrying' is the adverb.

No useless answers are allowed. ​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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• An adverb phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adverb, that is, modify the verb. Thus, it is easy to rewrite a phrase as an adverb and vice versa while still retaining the meaning of the sentence.

• Option A is correct. While the adverb phrase "in a polite manner" modifies the verb "spoke", it also retains the meaning of the original sentence -  that the subject spoke "politely".  

1. Options B and D are incorrect. While they do contain adverb phrases. the meaning of the original sentence has been changed by adding new words. The phrase "in a slow manner" does not mean that he was polite, nor does speaking in a "heavy American accent".Option C is incorrect as it does not contain an adverb phrase. The adverb "politely" has instead been replaced by a noun phrase that acts as the object of the sentence.

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