Choose the sentence in which the Adverb has been incorrectly used:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Never I'll see her again.
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.
Negative adverb at the start of a sentence:
- When a negative adverb such as never, seldom, hardly, rarely begins a sentence for emphasis, the helping verb comes before the subject (inversion).
- Pattern: Never + helping verb + subject + main verb.
- This sentence: "Never I'll see her again" keeps the normal order, so the adverb is used incorrectly. Correct forms:
- "Never will I see her again." (inversion).
- "I'll never see her again." (adverb in its normal place).
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: He usually visits his parents on Fridays. — Incorrect. Correct use: the adverb of frequency "usually" stands correctly before the main verb.
Option 3: Neither of us is going for the marriage. — Incorrect. Correct use: "Neither of us" correctly takes the singular verb "is". There is no misplaced adverb.
Option 4: The child cried loudly. — Incorrect. Correct use: the adverb of manner "loudly" correctly follows the verb "cried".
Contrast: "Never will I see her again" (inversion) or "I'll never see her again" (normal order), never "Never I'll see her again".