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


He works very far from ______.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. above

  2. beyond

  3. here

  4. this

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'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'. 'Above' is used when something/someone is at a higher level than something or directly over it. 'Beyond' denotes outside an area. 'This' is used as an adverb before an adjective, adverb or much. 

Thus, option C is the correct answer. 

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


The noise is coming from _____.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. now

  2. then

  3. when

  4. below

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Correct Option: D
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. 'Below' is used to show something in a lower place or position. 

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:


He will travel from _____ tomorrow night.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. there

  2. now

  3. below

  4. above

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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. 'Now' is an adverb of time and shows the present time. 'Below' is used to show something in a lower place or position. 'Above' is used when something/someone is at a higher level than something or directly over it. The given sentence is an example of adverb of place. away from the speaker.

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

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

I have been to this castle before _______.

forms of adverb adverb english

  1. there

  2. here

  3. now

  4. then

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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 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. 

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

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.