Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Adverbs) |
|---|---|
| (A) The old car stopped ______ in the middle of the flyover, and the traffic behind it piled up. | (I) softly |
| (B) Mira checks her phone ______, at least fifty times a day. | (II) badly |
| (C) Please speak ______ because the baby has just fallen asleep. | (III) suddenly |
| (D) The mixer arrived ______ damaged, with a crack right across the jar. | (IV) constantly |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (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) The old car stopped suddenly in the middle of the flyover, and the traffic behind it piled up. | (III) suddenly | Suddenly means quickly and without warning. The car stopped all at once, so the traffic piled up. |
| (B) Mira checks her phone constantly, at least fifty times a day. | (IV) constantly | Constantly means all the time, again and again. “Fifty times a day” shows this. |
| (C) Please speak softly because the baby has just fallen asleep. | (I) softly | Softly means in a low, quiet voice. A sleeping baby must not be woken. |
| (D) The mixer arrived badly damaged, with a crack right across the jar. | (II) badly | Badly here means to a great degree, seriously. It describes the word “damaged”. |