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Questions Related to forms of adverb

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


By _____, we will have found a new house.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. then

  2. now

  3. here

  4. there

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'There' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. There means away from or not with the speaker. 'Here' is also an adverb of place which gives a location near to the speaker. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. The given example is the example of future tense and showing a particular time in the future.

Thus, option A is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


By _____, the judge had declared the case closed.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. then

  2. now

  3. here

  4. there

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'There' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. There means away from or not with the speaker. 'Here' is also an adverb of place which gives a location near to the speaker. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. The given example is the example of past tense and showing a particular time in the past.

Thus, option A is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


Since _____ have you started liking baseball?

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. then

  2. when

  3. now

  4. whether

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. 'When' is used as an adverb of time for introducing a situation that makes someone's action or behavior seem surprising. 'Now' is an adverb of time which shows something in present time. 'Whether' is used as a conjunction. The given sentence shows surprise. 

Thus, option B is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


The snow is falling from _____.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. now

  2. here

  3. there

  4. above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Here' is an adverb of place which gives a location near to the speaker. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'There' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. There means away from or not with the speaker. 'Above' is used when something/someone is at a higher level than something or directly over it. The given sentence clearly explains snow which is a higher level.

Thus, option D is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

Lilian works very ________.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. hard

  2. hardly

  3. kind

  4. rigid

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here very  represents the adverb of degree and quantity.  Also, the word hard  is an adverb here which means diligently . Note that an adverb is used to modify not only a verb but also an adjective and an adverb. Thus, a person will work very hard.


Hardly  is also an adverb but it means scarcely or barely, which fails to make any sense in the given statement. The last two options could have been used had they ended in ly. Adding ly would have made these adjectives into adverbs. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


Since _____ have you started skipping breakfast?

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. then

  2. now

  3. here

  4. when

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Here' is an adverb of place which gives a location near to the speaker. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. 'When' is used as an adverb of time for introducing a situation that makes someone's action or behaviour seem surprising.

Thus, option D is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


I have read this before _____.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. there

  2. here

  3. now

  4. since

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'There' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. There means away from or not with the speaker. 'Here' is also an adverb of place which gives a location near to the speaker. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'Since' is used to show before now or before a particular point in the past. The given example is the example of adverb of time.

Thus, option C is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

I am ______ certain of the address.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. hardly

  2. lately

  3. pretty

  4. much

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Much' is an adverb of degree. 'Hardly' and 'Lately' are adverbs but they do not make sense thus are wrong options. Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives. 'Pretty' is one of such words. Thus, option C is the correct answer. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


The _____-train will arrive in the city at noon.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. then

  2. down

  3. near

  4. here

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. 'Here' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. 'Here' is used after a verb or a preposition to mean 'in, at or to this position or place'. 'Near' is used for something which is close to something or someone. 'Down' is used to show direction away from you. 

Thus, option B is the correct answer out of all the options. 

Choose the option that fills in the blank with the most appropriate word:


The _____ king decided to honor the treaty.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. now

  2. then

  3. here

  4. there

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Then' is used at a particular time in the past or in the future. 'Now' is an adverb of time which shows something in present time. 'There' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. 'There' means away from or not with the speaker. 'Here' is an adverb of place which gives a location relative to the speaker. 'Here' is used after a verb or a preposition to mean 'in, at or to this position or place'.

Thus, option B is the correct answer out of all the options.