Question

Read the sentence. The wounded raccoon hobbled slowly and carefully toward the pond.
Which best identifies the adverb phrase?

A. hobbled slowly
B. slowly and carefully
C. The wounded raccoon
D. toward the pond

Answer 1

slowly and carefully

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They can answer one of the following questions How? When? Where? To what extent? Why?. In this sentence, the words slowly, carefully both describe how the raccoon hobbled. They describe the verb hobbled. And is a conjunction that connects the two adverbs so it is part of the adverb phrase, but not an actual adverb.

Answer 2

Answer:

  B. Slowly and carefully.

Explanation:

  An adverb phrase is a word group with an adverb and its head.

  Adverbial phrases can modify a verb or even an entire sentence and, in some cases, they don´t need an adverb. Although it appears rare, sometimes they could use prepositional phrases.

  I hope this answer helps you.