Fill in the blank with the suitable Adverb from the options given below:
Raju _____ attends the club to play snooker.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → occasionally
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.
Complete sentence: Raju occasionally attends the club to play snooker. "Attends" in the simple present shows a habit, so the blank needs a word of frequency: occasionally (now and then).
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) one day | "One day" points to a single time in the past or future ("One day he attended ..."). It does not fit a habit in the simple present or the place before the verb. | – |
| (2) occasionally (answer) | adverb of frequency: it tells how often an action happens: always, usually, often, occasionally, rarely, never. It goes before the main verb (after "am/is/are/was/were"). | We occasionally eat out on Sundays. |
| (3) Today | "Today" is an adverb of time for one day. It does not tell how often, and it normally comes at the beginning or end of the sentence. | – |
| (4) an hour before | "An hour before" needs a point of reference (an hour before what?) and cannot stand between the subject and the verb. | – |
Contrast: occasionally tells how often Raju attends. "Today" only tells when.