Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the correct words given in List-II :-
| LIST-I | LIST-II |
| A. He narrated the incident to me _________. | I. regularly |
| B. Ravi ____visits his parents, although they look forward to meeting him. | II. briefly |
| C. I _____go for a walk after dinner as it is good for health. | III. fortunately |
| D. _______, we escaped unhurt from the accident. | IV. seldom |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 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. He narrated the incident to me briefly. | II. briefly | Adverb of manner: briefly means in a few words. It tells how he narrated the incident. |
| B. Ravi seldom visits his parents, although they look forward to meeting him. | IV. seldom | Adverb of frequency: seldom means rarely. "Although they look forward to meeting him" shows that his visits are few. |
| C. I regularly go for a walk after dinner as it is good for health. | I. regularly | Adverb of frequency: regularly means as a habit, at fixed times. A walk taken because it is good for health is a habit. |
| D. Fortunately, we escaped unhurt from the accident. | III. fortunately | Sentence adverb: fortunately means luckily. It comments on the whole event, since escaping unhurt was a matter of luck. |