Question

The last data-entry clerk stealthily resigned in the middle of an overwhelmingly difficult database conversion project.

1. Identify the adverbs in the preceding sentence.
Check all that apply.
A) Stealthily
B) Data-entry
C) Difficult
D) Overwhelmingly

Answer 1

The adverb that applies is option A) Stealthily

Step-by-step explanation:

Stealthily means in a silent and unassuming manner to avoid being caught.

This adverb clearly explains the situation and reason for the clerk's resignation in the face of an overwhelmingly difficult database conversion project.

Leaving silently in a surreptitious manner would be considered more effective as more hands would be needed on deck and the possibility of granting leave would be very slim.

The clerk probably found a very good excuse that could not be refused,

Answer 2

Answer: The adverbs are Stealthily and overwhelmingly

Explanation: The adverbs used in the sentence above are Stealthily and Overwhelmingly.

Stealthily as used in the context could be explained as an action performed with caution, without elaborate announcement or proclamation so as not to generate suspicion.

Overwhelmingly in the context could be explained as a describing a situation which is huge or beyond one's capability. We could say that the data entry clerk in resigned secretly due to great or hugely difficulty database conversion project.