Identify the word used as an adjective in the sentence:
Sameer drove slowly on the quiet highway and reached the farm before noon.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → quiet
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Here “quiet” comes before the noun “highway”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) slowly | an adverb: tells how Sameer drove | The old bus moved slowly up the hill. |
| (2) farm | a noun: names the place Sameer reached | Chacha grows sugarcane on his farm. |
| (3) reached | a verb: tells what Sameer did | We reached Jaipur by noon. |
| (4) quiet (answer) | an adjective: tells what the highway was like, with little traffic | Dadi likes to read in a quiet corner of the house. |