Which word in the given sentence is an adverb?
After the weekly test, the lively Class 6 children rushed outdoors with their tiffin boxes.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → outdoors
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.
Here “outdoors” tells where the children rushed: out of the building, into the open air.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) weekly | an adjective here: it describes the noun “test” | Dadi never misses her weekly serial on Sunday. |
| (2) outdoors (answer) | an adverb: it describes the verb “rushed” | In winter we sit outdoors in the sun. |
| (3) lively | an adjective: it describes the noun “children”; it ends in -ly, but it is not an adverb | The lively music made everyone dance at the wedding. |
| (4) tiffin | a noun; with “boxes” it names what the children carry | Amma packed idlis for my tiffin. |