Read the sentence. The young tomato plants are limp and badly need water. Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

The adverb in the sentence would be badly

The word in the sentence that is an adverb is "badly".

Explanation:

An adverb is a part of speech that adds greater description to a verb, adjective, another adverb, a phrase, a clause, or another sentence. Most of them are easy to spot because they contain the suffix - ly. In the sentence above, the adverb "badly" is adding information as regards the frequency in which tomatos need water. It is an adverb of frequency.