Find out the adverbs from the given sentence and tick the correct option given below.
People often complain about foolish things and easily try to escape from the reality.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → often, easily
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.
Adverbs:
- An adverb tells how, when, where or how often an action happens. It describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
- This sentence:
- often tells how often people complain (adverb of frequency).
- easily tells how they try to escape (adverb of manner).
- "Complain" and "escape" are verbs. "Things" and "reality" are nouns. "Foolish" is an adjective.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Complain, reality — Incorrect. "Complain" is a verb and "reality" is a noun.
Option 3: easily, complain — Incorrect. "Easily" is an adverb, but "complain" is a verb.
Option 4: often, escape — Incorrect. "Often" is an adverb, but "escape" is a verb.