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प्रश्न
Adverbs
Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
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उत्तर
We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear want only but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) (a) Rana does her homework timely.
(b) It rains heavily in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work properly.
(d) The dog serves his master faithfully.
(ii) (a) We should never get down from a moving train.
(b) I was badly in need of support after my poor performance.
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her immediately.
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