Which of the following sentences use the adverb correctly?
(A) Riya is yet waiting for her admit card, though the exam is next week.
(B) The plumber has not come yet, so the kitchen tap is still dripping.
(C) Never I have seen the Yamuna rise so high in July.
(D) Has Aman already finished his project? He started it only yesterday!
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (D) only
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.
(A) Riya is yet waiting for her admit card, though the exam is next week. — Incorrect.
- An action that goes on up to now in a positive sentence takes “still”.
- “Yet” is used in negative sentences and questions.
- Correct form: Riya is still waiting for her admit card, though the exam is next week.
(B) The plumber has not come yet, so the kitchen tap is still dripping. — Correct.
- “Yet” comes in the negative part, “has not come yet”.
- “Still” shows the dripping goes on up to now.
(C) Never I have seen the Yamuna rise so high in July. — Incorrect.
- When a sentence begins with a negative adverb like “never”, the helping verb comes before the subject.
- The sentence says “Never I have seen”. It should be “Never have I seen”.
- Correct form: Never have I seen the Yamuna rise so high in July.
(D) Has Aman already finished his project? He started it only yesterday! — Correct.
- “Already” means sooner than expected.
- In a question, it shows surprise that the work is done so early.