Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blank in the following sentence:-
The cliff is ____ steep for them to climb.
A. Too
B. Very
C. Quite
D. Much

Answer 1

Hint:The option that best fills in the blank in the following sentence. Words that are used to describe and used before an adjective are called adverbs. It is a part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or a phrase, clause.

Complete answer:
Option A:- Too is an adverb that means to an excessive extent. It means something beyond what is desirable. Example of too is “the car was travelling too fast and went out of control”. With this example we can understand that the speed of the car went beyond the control to stop. Similarly, in our given sentence ‘too’ is the correct answer because the steepness of the cliff is so high that it is difficult for them to climb.
Option B:- Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb to a great degree or extremely. Examples of very are “the building looks very old”, “she writes very well”. From the following examples we can understand that it gives emphasis to a great degree but to no extent that it goes beyond control. That is why ‘very’ is an incorrect answer for the given sentence above.
Option C:- Quite means actually or truly or rather or really. There are a lot of synonyms for one word. ‘Quite’ is an incorrect answer for the above sentence because it means to a certain or fairly significant extent. It can also be understood by some examples such as “it is quite near the park gate”, it didn’t quite work out as he planned”.
Option D:- Much is used before uncountable nouns. It is a determiner which means a large amount or a lot in quantity. Examples for much are “the boy felt very much ashamed”, “he could not hold out much longer”. It is an incorrect answer for the given sentence as steep is an adjective and from the definition and examples we can notice that ‘much’ is used as a determiner which means a great in quantity or amount.

Hence, option A is the correct option.

Note: Steep means sharply angled. Steep is used as an adjective to describe cliff, hills, or even water park slides that have a perilous slope. It means having a sharp inclination. It can also be understood by the examples like “the store prices are too steep for me”, “everyone loves to travel but the plane fares are too steep”.