Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with their appropriate adverbs in the List-II.
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Words) |
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(A) Arti spoke so _____ that the audience was mesmerized. |
(I) vaguely |
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(B) Akash ____ agreed to apologize after much persuasion. |
(II) briskly |
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(C) My parents ____ remembered meeting Shyam years ago. |
(III) eloquently |
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(D) The officer walked ____ towards the crime scene lest the clues get compromised. |
(IV) reluctantly |
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)-(I), (D)-(II)
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 |
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| (A) Arti spoke so eloquently that the audience was mesmerized. | (III) eloquently | Eloquently means fluently and persuasively. Only a powerful, moving speech can mesmerise an audience. |
| (B) Akash reluctantly agreed to apologize after much persuasion. | (IV) reluctantly | Reluctantly means unwillingly. A person who needs much persuasion agrees unwillingly. |
| (C) My parents vaguely remembered meeting Shyam years ago. | (I) vaguely | Vaguely means not distinctly, only slightly. A meeting from years ago is recalled only dimly. |
| (D) The officer walked briskly towards the crime scene lest the clues get compromised. | (II) briskly | Briskly means quickly and energetically. The officer hurries so that the clues are not spoilt. |