Adverb question

[Angjune]

The sentence from Easy Grammar is:

 

That small child often falls down on his roller skates.

 

Down is listed as an adverb in the sentence, but should often also be labeled an adverb in the example?

 

 

Thanks!

[johnandtinagilbert]

Yes, it should...falls to what extent? often...we think of "time telling" words as adverbs.

 

The sentence from Easy Grammar is:

 

That small child often falls down on his roller skates.

 

Down is listed as an adverb in the sentence, but should often also be labeled an adverb in the example?

 

 

Thanks!

For clarity:

 

adj adj simpleSub adv verb adv (prep adj object) ---- prep phrase may be labeled as an adverb for answering How?; his could be called a posessive pronoun as and adj. and roller skates could be called obj of preposition

Edited September 21, 2010 by johnandtinagilbert
clarity

[Angjune]

Thanks, I thought it should be but "answer key" didn't list it.

[anneofalamo]

are the directions asking for the HOW adverb, sometimes that throws us!