Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The halwa that Dadi made for Diwali tasted ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → delicious
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: The halwa that Dadi made for Diwali tasted delicious. Here “tasted” is a linking verb, and the blank describes the halwa.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) deliciously | an adverb: it describes a verb or an adjective and cannot describe a noun like “halwa” | The kheer was deliciously creamy. |
| (2) delicious (answer) | an adjective: after a linking verb (taste, smell, look, feel, seem), which only joins the subject to a word that describes it, we use an adjective, not an adverb | The mango lassi at the dhaba tasted delicious. |
| (3) deliciousness | a noun: it names the quality and cannot describe the halwa after “tasted” | Everyone praised the deliciousness of Amma’s biryani. |
| (4) more deliciously | the comparative form of the adverb: a linking verb needs an adjective | Riya cooks more deliciously than her brother. |