Fill in the blank with the appropriate Adverb from the options given below :
Sandra drove ________ over the narrow causeway.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → carefully
Complete sentence: Sandra drove carefully over the narrow causeway. A narrow causeway (a raised road across water or wet ground) leaves little room on either side, so Sandra had to drive carefully.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) haughtily | in a proud way that looks down on others (it describes how one treats people, not how one drives over a narrow road) | She haughtily refused to answer the guard's question. |
| (2) carefully (answer) | with attention, so as to avoid danger or mistakes | Please handle the glass vase carefully. |
| (3) indignantly | in an angry way, because of something unfair (nothing in the sentence suggests anger) | "I did not take it," he said indignantly. |
| (4) profusely | Profusely means in large amounts and goes with verbs such as bleed, sweat or apologise, not with drive | He apologised profusely for the delay. |
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