Choose the correct 'adverb' to complete the given sentence:-
The patient fought very ______ to survive.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → hard
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.
Complete sentence: The patient fought very hard to survive.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) hardly | almost not, scarcely. "Fought very hardly" would say the patient barely fought, the opposite of the sense. | I could hardly hear him in the noise. |
| (2) hard (answer) | Hard is both an adjective and an adverb. As an adverb it means with great effort, and it qualifies the verb "fought". It has no "-ly" form in this sense. | She worked hard to clear the examination. |
| (3) hardness | Hardness is a noun (the quality of being hard). A noun cannot qualify the verb "fought". | Diamond is known for its hardness. |
| (4) hard and fast | "Hard and fast" is an adjective phrase meaning fixed and strict, used of rules. It does not describe the way someone fights. | There are no hard and fast rules for writing a poem. |