Question

Determine whether the sentence below begins with an adjective, adverb, infinitive, or prepositional phrase.

Wearily, the soldiers marched forward in the snow.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
adjective
adverb
infinitive
prepositional phrase

Answer 1

Wearily is an adverb as it describes how the soldiers marched.

Answer 2

The sentence started with an adverb. Wearily (which means tired) ends with -ly, and adverb usually ends with -ly, so it is an adverb.