Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The fish moved _______ and silently through the water.
a) swimming
b) rapid
c) to swim
d) quickly

Answer 1

Hint: An adverb is a word that modifies something other than a noun. An adverb is the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us is an adverb as the verb ‘moved’ is being described.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'swimming', refers to the verb ‘swim’ in the present continuous tense.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need an adverb that describes how the fish moved.
Option (b.), ‘rapid', refers to an adjective which means ‘done or occurring in a brief period of time.’ Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as we need an adverb which describes how the fish moved.
Option (c.), ‘to swim', refers to the preposition ‘to’ and the verb ‘swim’.Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need an adverb which describes how the fish moved.
Option (d.), ‘quickly’, refers to the adverb ‘quickly’ which means ‘with speed.’Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it describes that the fish moved with speed.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of verbs. A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.