Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable adverb.
She was ____ too rude in her behaviour.
a- Quite
b- Very
c- Rather
d- Pretty

Answer 1

Hint: Adverbs are those words that are used to modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. Adverbs are generally formed by adding ‘ly’ to adjectives.

Complete answer:
Let’s look at the function of different adverbs-
1) Quite- ‘Quite’ is an adverb that is used to indicate the degree or extent of something. It is used with positive expressions. For example- He was quite gentle and meek with the puppy.
2) Very- ‘Very’ is an adverb that is used to indicate a great degree or extent. For example- I was very tired last night.
3) Rather- ‘Rather’ is an adverb that is used to indicate a degree of something. It is more emphatic than other degrees of adverbs For example- The test was rather too much.
4) Pretty- ‘Pretty’ is an adverb that is used to indicate a degree of something. It is used in informal conversations. For example- The exam was pretty much easy.
In the given question: We can conclude that X was rather too rude in her behavior. We have used ‘rather’ because we can already see the use of ‘too’ in the sentence.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Quite’ is an incorrect option, because we cannot use ‘quite’ with ‘too’.
Option b- ‘Very’ is an incorrect option, because we cannot use ‘very’ with ‘too’.
Option c- ‘Rather’ is the correct option, because we can use ‘rather’ with ‘too’.
Option d- ‘Pretty’ is an incorrect option, because we cannot use ‘pretty’ with ‘too’.The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note:
Keep in mind, adverbs of degree like; very, quite, pretty, etc already refer to a great extent or degree. Hence, we cannot use them with ‘too’.