Determine if the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb.

She put the glass down gently.
A. adverb
B. adjective
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

She put the glass down gently.

The word gently describes the word put. The word put is a verb. So, gently is an adverb.

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Theme
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Passing score
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