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Questions Related to forms of adverb

State whether true or false:
An adverb can be used in the same form as an adjective.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The statement is true because some adverbs also function as adjectives in the same form. For example: fast, late, just etc.
She is a fast swimmer. (fast - adjective; modifies the noun "swimmer")
She swims fast. (fast - adverb; modifies the verb "swims")

State whether true or false.
Some adverbs can function as nouns when used after prepositions.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The statement is true because some adverbs can function as nouns if used after prepositions.
For example:
She is not from this city. (noun)
She is not from here. (here - adverb that acts as a noun, used after the preposition "from.")

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The adverb form of the adjective "pretty" is ______.

  1. prettyful

  2. prettiness

  3. prettily

  4. pretty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option A is wrong because this word does not exist in the English language.
Option B is wrong because it is an abstract noun.
Option D is wrong because it is the same as the given adjective.
Option C "prettily" is the correct answer. The adverb is formed by adding the suffix "ly" to the adjective "pretty."

Fill in the blank with the appropriate adverb:
It ____ (is / beauty) carved with yellow gold fittings and a pearl at the centre.

  1. were beautifully

  2. were beautiful

  3. was beautifully

  4. were beauty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Options A, B, and D are incorrect since using "were" - the plural past tense form of "be'' - with the singular "it" is grammatically wrong. Moreover, the words "beautiful" and "beauty" are not adverbs. "Beauty" is noun while "beautiful" is an adjective. Thus, options A, B and D are wrong. 


Option C, however, is correct, since "beautifully" is an adverb that modifies the verb "carved". 

Choose the right adverb for the following sentence:

Nikki drove ____ along the narrow road.

  1. careful

  2. with care

  3. carefully

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Careful" is an adjective which makes option A incorrect. Since option A is wrong, D, too is wrong. "Care", in option B, is a noun preceded by the preposition "with". Thus, option B is incorrect as well.


Option C's "carefully" is an adverb since it modifies the verb "drove". It is, therefore, correct.

State whether true or false:
He drove the car fast.
In the above-mentioned sentence, the commonly used adjective 'fast' is used as an adverb.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.


The correct answer is  A as fast indicates how he was driving.

So, fast acts as adverb here.

The other option is wrong as fast acts as an adverb which is true.

The correct answer is A) True

Select whether true or false:
She was half crying, half laughing.
In the above-mentioned sentence, the underlined words are acting as adjectives. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

An adverb of time can be positioned in the beginning to tell how often an action takes and in the end to tell when an action takes place.

The correct answer is  B as half indicates how she was crying and laughing.

So, half acts as adverb here.

The other option is wrong as 'how' doesn't act as an adjective in the given sentence.

The correct answer is B)False

Choose whether the following is true or false:
The underlined word is an adverb - 'He rode the bike fast.'

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given statement is true. The word ‘fast’ is used both as an adjective and adverb. Both adjectives and adverbs are used for describing something, the noun, and the verb respectively. Although adverbs are commonly formed by adding ‘ly’ to the adjective, in some exceptional cases the adverbs have the same form as the adjective. ‘Fast’ is an example of this. There are a number of adjectives and adverbs that take the same form. Therefore the use of the words depends on the context of the sentence and where the words are placed. The adverbs either occur at beginning or end of the sentence; mostly after the verb since it describes the verb. In the given sentence the word ‘fast’ describes how the act of riding the bike was performed. Hence the given statement is true.

State whether true or false.

In the given sentence, the underlined word is an adverb:
The plane flew low over the trees.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given statement is true. The word ‘low’ is used both as an adjective and adverb. Both adjectives and adverbs are used for describing something, the noun, and the verb respectively. Although adverbs are commonly formed by adding ‘ly’ to the adjective, in some exceptional cases the adverbs have the same form as the adjective. ‘low’ is an example of this. There are a number of adjectives and adverbs that take the same form. Therefore the use of the words depends on the context of the sentence and where the words are placed. The adverbs are placed after the verb since it describes the verb. In the given sentence the word ‘low’ describes how the bird flies. Hence the given statement is true.

Convert the underlined phrase in the given sentence into an adverb.
The criminal requested the judge to consider his case with sympathy.

  1. Solace

  2. Systematic

  3. Sympathetic

  4. Sympathetically


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The underlined phrase has a preposition 'with' and a noun 'sympathy'. Often when a preposition is used with a noun, it can be converted into an adverb. For example, 'She cooked with energy'. Here, 'with energy' explains the way 'she' cooked. We can convert the noun into an adverb by using the word 'energetically'. 'She cooked energetically'.

NOTE: 'Sympathy' means feelings of pity and sorrow for someone's misfortune.
Option A - 'Solace' is a noun as well as a verb which means comfort or to give comfort. As we need an adverb to convert 'with sympathy', we can't use 'solace'. Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Systematic' is an adjective and hence we can't use it here. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Sympathetic' is an adjective, which means being comforting and supportive. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Sympathetically' is an adverb, which means to do something with pity and sorrow. Hence, we can use 'sympathetically' to replace 'with sympathy'. Thus option D is the correct answer.