Question

Identify the adverb in the following sentence-
Aryan drove fast and he lost his driving licence.
a) Drove
b) Aryan
c) Fast
d) License

Answer 1

Hint: An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb or another adverb, or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

Complete answer:
An adverb is a word or an expression that modifies a verb, adjective, determiner, clause, preposition, or a sentence. They typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how? in what way? when? where? and to what extent. In the given question, we are asked to identify an adverb in the given sentence.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer:
Option ‘a' is drove. It is a verb. ‘Drove' is the past tense if ‘drive’. It means to control or operate the direction or speed of a motor vehicle.
Option ‘b’ is Aryan. It is a noun and the name of a person. This cannot be the correct answer as it is not an adverb. Names cannot be adverbs.
Option ‘c' is Fast. ‘Fast' is both an adjective and an adverb. It describes speed. For example, It was a fast train. This is the correct option.
Option ‘d’ is License. It is not an adverb and it cannot be the correct answer to this question.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, an adverb in the given sentence is – Fast. So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
Adverbs perform a wide range of modifying functions. The major exception is the function of the modifier of nouns, which is performed instead by adjectives.