Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which best replaces the italicised part in the sentence given below. If the sentence needs no change, mark (4) as your answer.

We had to stop for diesel because we had hardly much left.

  1. some

  2. more

  3. any

  4. No improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Hardly” and “much” are the two opposite adverbs. “Hardly” is a negative word and “much” is a positive word as used in the given sentence. In the given sentence, there was no petrol left, so a stop had to be taken. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

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