Fill in the blanks with the Adverb from the words given below -
He has been writing poems _________ well for the last ten years.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Remarkably
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: He has been writing poems remarkably well for the last ten years. The blank comes before the adverb well, and a word that modifies an adverb must itself be an adverb.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Remark | Remark is a noun or verb (a comment, to comment). It cannot modify "well". | He made a rude remark. |
| (2) Remarkable | Remarkable is an adjective. It describes a noun ("a remarkable poem"), not an adverb. | She made a remarkable recovery. |
| (3) Remarkably (answer) | Remarkably means unusually, in a way worth noticing, so "writing poems remarkably well" means writing them unusually well. | The team played remarkably well in the final. |
| (4) Remarking | Remarking is the -ing form of the verb. It does not fit before "well". | – |