Select the words which are the adverb form of the word:
(A) Gigantic
(B) Lovely
(C) Lovingly
(D) Oratory
(E) Frantically
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C) & (E) Only
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.
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Many adverbs are made by adding -ly to an adjective. Not every word ending in -ly is an adverb, though.
(A) Gigantic — Incorrect.
- An adjective (very big).
- Its adverb is gigantically.
(B) Lovely — Incorrect.
- An adjective made from the noun "love" + -ly: a lovely garden.
(C) Lovingly — Correct.
- The adverb of the adjective loving: in a loving way.
(D) Oratory — Incorrect.
- A noun: the art of public speaking.
(E) Frantically — Correct.
- The adverb of frantic: in a wild, hurried and worried way.