Multiple choice softskills leadership Choose appropriate words in the blanks: Raj ______ hard, but Rahul ______ works. works .............. hardly works .............. hard work .............. hard work .............. harder Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation The sentence contrasts two people's work habits. Raj 'works hard' (effort) while Rahul 'hardly works' (rarely works). 'Hardly' is an adverb meaning barely or seldom.