Match the blanks in List I with the correct Adverbs in List II
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List - I |
List – II |
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(A) |
He will pay ________ for his mistake. |
(I) |
ever |
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(B) |
I do not remember ________ having met him. |
(II) |
scarcely |
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(C) |
________ Raj succeeded in scoring a century. |
(III) |
dearly |
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(D) |
________ anyone believes in ghost stories these days. |
(IV) |
only |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) He will pay dearly for his mistake. | (III) dearly | To pay dearly is to suffer greatly as a result of something. It is the usual adverb with "pay" for a mistake. |
| (B) I do not remember ever having met him. | (I) ever | Ever means at any time. It is used in negative sentences: "not remember ever having met". |
| (C) Only Raj succeeded in scoring a century. | (IV) only | Only means no one else but. Raj alone scored a century. |
| (D) Scarcely anyone believes in ghost stories these days. | (II) scarcely | Scarcely means almost not, hardly. "Scarcely anyone" means almost nobody. |