Question

1) In the following sentence, which word is the adverb?
The cake looked good to eat.
a) too
b) cake
c) looked
d) eat

2) Identify the compound noun in the following sentence.
Mia always dreamed of owning a racecar.
a) always
b) dreamed
c) Mia
d) racecar

Answer 1

The compound noun is d) racecar.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. a) too

2. d) racecar

Explanation:

In the first sentence "The cake looked too good to eat" the adverb is the word "too". Generally, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and adverbs. The word "good" is an adjective and the adverb "too" changes the meaning a little bit. For example, in this case, the cake looked more than good and to say something like that you need a degree adverb like "too".

The second sentence "Mia always dreamed of owning a racecar" that compound noun is "racecar" which is formed with two nouns, race and car.