Grammar Test

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs are words which modify (adds description to) a verb. Often – but not always – they end in ‑ly.

(1) is incorrect because it refers to manner whereas the given sentence refers to time.(2) is incorrect because it refers to duration of time whereas the given sentence refers to time without duration.(3) is incorrect because it refers to place whereas the given sentence refers to time.

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the given word 'long' is an adjective whereas (1), (2) and (4) are adverb, noun and verb respectively.

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because all of them convey a different meaning as compared to what is referred to in the given sentence which indicates that only “ten rupees and nothing more” were given to the subject.

(1) and (3) are incorrect because both are synonyms and as such have the same meaning whereas the given sentence refers to “not coming in time”.(4) is incorrect because (2) is correct.

(1) is incorrect because the comparative degree of swiftly is “more swiftly” whereas “swiftly” is a positive degree.

(1) is incorrect because 'care' is a noun whereas the requirement is that of an adverb.(2) and (3) are incorrect because both are adjectives whereas the need of the question is to find an adverb.

The word that tells about the number or numerical value of the subject is an adjective of number. It is used for countable nouns only.

(1) is incorrect because it tells the answer to the question “how much” whereas the adverb in the given sentence refers to degree.

(1) is incorrect because the blank after “dare not” takes only first form without 'to' and the infinitive as such is used without 'to'.(2) the is incorrect because the tense is wrong.(4) is incorrect because the tense is wrong.

The word that tells about the virtue or quality of someone or something is an adjective of quality.

(1) is incorrect because the infinitive to be used before a modal auxiliary is used without to.(2) and (4) are incorrect because the requirement of the blanks in the given sentence is that an infinitive and as such none of these has an infinitive.

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word and has been introduced earlier.

(1) and (4) are incorrect because ‘paper’ has been specially referred to.

(2) is incorrect because the word 'popular' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.(3) is incorrect because 'shop' here has been introduced for the first time.

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word   and has been introduced earlier.

(1) and (2) are incorrect because both are nouns whereas the requirement is to fill in the blank with an adverb.(4) is incorrect because (3) is correct.

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the word/verb 'ought' is always followed by an infinitive with to:

Here, word 'which' qualifies to the noun 'road'. A question is asked in the sentence.Hence, 'which' is an interrogative adjective.

(1) is incorrect because the subject 'fresh delivery of books' has been introduced for the  first time.(3) is incorrect because the word 'fresh' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.

(1) is incorrect because it makes the sentence structure incorrect. (2) is incorrect because it is an adverb of number, whereas the given sentence refers to time. (4) is incorrect because it refers to manner or degree, whereas the given sentence refers to time.

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'market' has been specially referred to.

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because when the word 'do' is used as an emphatic auxiliary, the infinitive after it comes without 'to'.

(1) is correct because the word 'dare' when used as a helping verb in the positive sense, takes 'to' along with the main verb to form an infinitive.

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'inkpot' given in the passage begins with a vowel sound.