Choose the correct adverb in the following sentence:
Do not plan your events so closely together.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → closely
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.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, more than one answer is possible here: Option (2) "together" and Option (3) "closely" are both adverbs in this sentence, as explained below.
Option 1: your — Incorrect. "Your" is a possessive adjective (a determiner). It goes with the noun "events" and shows whose events they are.
Option 2: together — Can also be considered as correct.
- Together is an adverb meaning with each other, or close to each other in time or place.
- Here it modifies the verb plan: the events are planned close to one another.
Example: The two brothers set up the business together.
Option 3: closely — Correct (Answer as per NTA).
- Closely is formed from the adjective close + -ly, the usual adverb ending.
- Here it tells how near the events are placed: "so closely together". The adverb so in turn tells how closely.
Option 4: events — Incorrect. "Events" is a noun, the object of the verb "plan".