Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Adverbs) |
|---|---|
| (A) This empty plot was ______ a busy cinema hall. | (I) indoors |
| (B) Papa reaches ______ from the office by seven every evening. | (II) too |
| (C) The halwa was ______ sweet for Dadaji to eat. | (III) once |
| (D) Because of the heavy rain, the children played ______ all afternoon. | (IV) home |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
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.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) This empty plot was once a busy cinema hall. | (III) once | Once here means at some time in the past. The plot is empty now, but in the past it was a cinema hall. |
| (B) Papa reaches home from the office by seven every evening. | (IV) home | Home is an adverb of place here. It tells where Papa reaches. |
| (C) The halwa was too sweet for Dadaji to eat. | (II) too | Too means more than is right. “Too sweet for Dadaji to eat” means he could not eat it. |
| (D) Because of the heavy rain, the children played indoors all afternoon. | (I) indoors | Indoors means inside a building. The heavy rain kept the children inside. |