Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable adverb of the highlighted or bracketed word.
There was a (serious) accident on the road yesterday. A car hit a boy who was ________ injured.
a) serious
b) seriously
c) seriousness
d) None of these

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 include an adverb which conveys how grave and intense the injury was of the boy.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'serious', refers to ‘causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm’.Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is an adjective, not an adverb.
Option (b.), ‘seriously', refers to ‘to a severe or serious degree’.Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it correctly indicates that the injury of the boy was severe.
Option (c.), ‘seriousness', refers to ‘the quality of arousing fear or distress’.Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it does not comply with the context of the sentence, where there is no mention of any quality.
Option (d.), ‘none of these', refers to is incorrect as the given option (b.) is correct.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of adjectives. An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. An adjective is the word class that qualifies nouns.