Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct:
A. The mangoes are almost ripe.
B. He is unable to refute soundly the charge.
C. He is good enough for my purpose.
D. He left hastily school
Choose the correct answer from the given options.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A and C only
A. The mangoes are almost ripe. — Correct.
- Almost (nearly) is an adverb of degree and stands before the adjective it modifies, ripe.
B. He is unable to refute soundly the charge. — Incorrect.
- An adverb of manner is not placed between a verb and its object.
- It goes after the object.
- (Refute means to prove something wrong.)
- Correct form: He is unable to refute the charge soundly.
C. He is good enough for my purpose. — Correct.
- Enough comes after the adjective it modifies: "good enough".
D. He left hastily school — Incorrect.
- The adverb hastily splits the verb "left" from its object "school".
- Correct form: He left school hastily. (or He hastily left school.)
Contrast: an adverb of manner goes after the object (refute the charge soundly), while "almost" stands before its adjective and "enough" after it (almost ripe, good enough).