Fill in the blank with an appropriate adverb.
They have _________ faith in their Guru.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → too much
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Complete sentence: They have too much faith in their Guru. Faith is an uncountable noun, so its amount is shown with much.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Fairly good | "Fairly" means to some extent, moderately. "Fairly good faith" is not a natural way to describe how much one trusts a person, and "good faith" is a fixed phrase meaning honest intention. | His English is fairly good. |
| (2) wholly | "Wholly" means completely, but as an adverb it describes a verb or an adjective, not a noun. "Have wholly faith" is ungrammatical. | I wholly agree with you. |
| (3) very | "Very" strengthens an adjective or adverb (very kind, very fast). It cannot stand before the noun "faith" to show amount. | The test was very easy. |
| (4) too much (answer) | The adverb too before "much" means more than is needed or right. | You put too much salt in the soup. |