Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option out of the following options.

Students must work _____.

  1. hard

  2. hardly

  3. harder

  4. hardest

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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Hard' is an adverb meaning 'with great effort or intensity'. 'Hardly' is also an adverb but means 'barely' or 'scarcely' - the opposite of what's intended here. Students must put forth effort, so 'hard' is correct.