Question

Choose the correct adverb from the options given below:
It is good to exercise _____.
a. Highly
b. Heavily
c. Regularly
d. Quickly

Answer 1

Hint: Adverbs refer to those words that are used to modify or describe verbs. Example- She is running quickly.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, we can also use ‘adverbs’ to modify adjectives and other adverbs in a sentence. Example- She sang a very slow song. Here, ‘very’ is the adverb of degree that is used to modify the adjective ‘slow’.
We can form many adverbs by adding ‘ly’ to adjectives. Example- Sad + ly- Sadly.

There are 4 main types of adverbs:
- Adverb of manner- It is used to tell us about the way something is done. Example- I wrote the book happily. Here, ‘happily’ indicates how the book was written by X.
- Adverb of place- It is used to refer to a location or place of something. Example- She is sitting inside. Here, ‘inside’ indicates the location of the action performed by the subject.
- Adverb of frequency- It is used to indicate how often something happens. Example- I rarely visit the park. Here, ‘rarely’ indicates how often X visits the park.
- Adverb of time- It is used to indicate the time when an action was performed. Example- I came back before 8 P.M. Here, ‘before’ indicates the time.

In the given question: We can understand that it is considered good to exercise. Here, we will use the ‘adverb of frequency’, as the given sentence indicates how often it is good to exercise.

Let’s look at the given options-
> Option a- ‘Highly’ is an adverb of degree that indicates the intensity of something. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
> Option b- ‘Heavily’ is an adverb of degree that indicates the degree or extent of something. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
> Option c- ‘Regularly’ is an adverb of frequency that indicates how often something is done. Hence, it is the correct option.
> Option d- ‘Quickly’ is an adverb of manner that indicates how an action was performed. Hence, it is an incorrect option.

The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: Understand the meaning and the usage of the different types of adverbs. Thereafter, choose the most suitable answer.