Fill in the blank with suitable adverb from the options below :
Raju ______ knows anybody in the town.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct adverb to fill in the blank is hardly.
The adverb hardly means "almost not at all." It is often used to express a lack of something.
In the sentence "Raju hardly knows anybody in the town," the speaker is expressing that Raju does not know many people in the town.
The other three adverbs are not as appropriate:
- Often means "many times."
- Neither is used to connect two negative statements.
- Usually means "most of the time."