Question
| awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly |
2. Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
(i) The report must be read _____________ so that performance can be improved.
(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions _____________ , shrugging his shoulders.
(iii) We all behave ________________ when we are tired or hungry.
(iv) The teacher shook her head ____________ when Ravi lied to her.
(v) I __________ forgot about it.
(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled ___________ and turned away.
(vii) The President of the Company is _____________ busy and will not be able to meet you.
(viii) I finished my work __________________ so that I could go out to play
Solution
(i) The report must be read carefully so that performance can be improved.
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(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions loftily, shrugging his shoulders.
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(iii) We all behave differently when we are tired or hungry.
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(iv) The teacher shook her head sorrowfully when Ravi lied to her.
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(v) I completely forgot about it.
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(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled nonchalantly and turned away.
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(vii) The President of the Company is awfully busy and will not be able to meet you.
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(viii) I finished my work quickly so that I could go out to play.
