Fill in the blank with the correct adverb:
The children in the hall were ______ moved by the old soldier’s story of the 1971 war, and many of them had tears in their eyes.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → deeply
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: The children in the hall were deeply moved by the old soldier’s story of the 1971 war, and many of them had tears in their eyes. “Deeply moved” means strongly touched in the heart. “Many of them had tears in their eyes” shows this strong feeling.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) deeply (answer) | adverb of degree: very strongly; it is used for feelings | Nani was deeply hurt by the rude remark. |
| (2) deep | as an adverb, far down or far in; it is about real depth, not feelings | The roots of the banyan tree go deep into the ground. |
| (3) hardly | almost not | It was so dark that we could hardly see the path. |
| (4) widely | by many people or in many places | Hindi is widely spoken in north India. |