Exercise 1 Draw an arrow from each adverb to the word it modifies. In the blank, write V if the adverb modifies a verb, adj. if it modifies an adjective, or adv. if it modifies
another adverb. A sentence may have more than one adverb.
V, adj.
Lena and Trent thoroughly enjoyed the truly vigorous hike.
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V 1. When hiking in the American West, you must proceed carefully.
V 2. People walking in rocky areas sometimes come across rattlesnakes.
Adj.
3. Some people are quite afraid of snakes.
Vedi 4. If not provoked, rattlesnakes are not very dangerous.
adu. V 5. All rattlesnakes are poisonous, but they bite people relatively rarely.
6. People often find rattlesnakes in dry, rocky areas.
7. They are particularly numerous in the Southwest.
8. However, they also exist in the eastern part of the country.