Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Adverbs) |
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(A) Maria has the skill for learning languages ____ fast. |
(I) reasonably |
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(B) I am ____ sorry. I didn't mean to push you. |
(II) incredibly |
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(C) It's a ____ cheap restaurant. |
(III) surprisingly |
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(D) ____, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls. |
(IV) terribly |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Maria has the skill for learning languages incredibly fast. | (II) incredibly | Incredibly means to a degree that is hard to believe. It praises her speed of learning, which suits "the skill". |
| (B) I am terribly sorry. I didn't mean to push you. | (IV) terribly | Terribly here means very, extremely. "Terribly sorry" is the usual phrase for a strong apology. |
| (C) It's a reasonably cheap restaurant. | (I) reasonably | Reasonably means fairly, to a sensible degree. "Reasonably cheap" means not costly. |
| (D) Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls. | (III) surprisingly | Surprisingly, set off by a comma at the start, comments on the whole sentence: the fact stated is unexpected. |