Choose the most appropriate adjective:
As the train ran later and later, the passengers on the platform grew ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → restless
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: As the train ran later and later, the passengers on the platform grew restless. “Grew” means “became” here. It is a linking verb that joins “the passengers” to a word that describes them.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) restlessly | an adverb: tells how an action is done | The tiger paced restlessly in its cage. |
| (2) restlessness | a noun: names the feeling | Long hours indoors filled the children with restlessness. |
| (3) restless (answer) | an adjective: unable to stay still or calm | The restless puppy kept running to the door. |
| (4) rest | a noun or a verb, not an adjective: a break from work | The doctor told Papa to take a week’s rest. |