Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Adverb

Question:

Match the sentences given in List - I with the kinds of adverbs used in List - II.

List - I

List - II

Sentences

Kinds of adverbs

 (A) 

 They often make mistakes 

 (I)

 Adverb of manner

 (B)

 She looked up

 (II)

 Adverb of time

 (C)

 They sang delightfully

 (III) 

 Adverb of frequency 

 (D)

 I have read this before

 (IV)

 Adverb of place

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

Sentences

Kinds of adverbs

 (A) 

 They often make mistakes 

 (I)

 Adverb of frequency

 (B)

 She looked up

 (II)

 Adverb of place

 (C)

 They sang delightfully

 (III) 

 Adverb of manner

 (D)

 I have read this before

 (IV)

 Adverb of time

"Often" describes how frequently they make mistakes, making it an adverb of frequency.

"Up" tells us where she looked, making it an adverb of place.

"Delightfully" describes how they sang, making it an adverb of manner.

"Before" tells us when I read this, making it an adverb of time.