Choose the correct option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No improvement’.
After the long walk in the drizzle, the hot masala chai at the roadside stall tasted wonderfully.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → tasted wonderful
Adjective after a verb like “taste”:
- Verbs like taste, look, feel and sound can tell us what something is like. Then they are followed by an adjective, not an adverb.
- The given sentence says “tasted wonderfully”. This is wrong: the word describes the chai, not a way of doing something. So we need the adjective “wonderful”.
- Complete sentence: After the long walk in the drizzle, the hot masala chai at the roadside stall tasted wonderful.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: tasted so wonderfully — Incorrect. “Wonderfully” is still an adverb. Adding “so” does not change that.
Option 2: was tasted wonderful — Incorrect. “Was tasted” means that someone tasted the chai. The sentence tells us how the chai tasted, so the simple form “tasted” is needed.