Which word from this sentence is not an adverb? Pluto sometimes approaches nearer to the sun than Saturn because Pluto's orbit is quite eccentric. A. quite. B. nearer. C. sometimes. D. because
Adverbs are words that are used to modify or qualify the verb, adjective and sometimes another adverb. From the sentence above and from the choices given, the word that is not an adverb is the word because. Thus, the answer is letter D.
