Question

Identify the option which makes the correct use of the adverb.
A) She is enough intelligent to pass the exam.
B) She enough is intelligent to pass the exam.
C) She is intelligent enough to pass the exam.
D) She is intelligent to pass the exam enough.

Answer 1

Hint: A word or phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, a sentence, another adverb, a determiner, preposition or a clause is known as an adverb. It gives more information about that, which it modifies. The information can be about time, place, manner etc.

Complete answer:
First, we have to identify the adverb in the given options.
The adverb in the given sentences is ‘enough’ which modifies the adjective ‘intelligent’. Whichever option modifies the adjective ‘intelligent’ correctly, such that the sentence thus formed is grammatically correct, then, it will be the correct answer. Enough is an adverb of degree. Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something

Now let us analyze the given options:
Option A - Incorrect answer. It is so because ‘enough’ as an adverb of degree, is an exception and is usually placed after the adjective. In the given option it is placed before the adjective therefore it is wrong.
Option B - Incorrect answer. It is so because an adverb is displaced immediately before or immediately after an adjective. In the given option ‘is’ is placed between them therefore it is wrong.
Option C - Correct answer. The adverb is placed immediately after the adjective and the sentence is also grammatically correct. Therefore, it is the correct option.
Option D - Incorrect answer. It is so because the sentence is grammatically incorrect and makes no sense.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Enough can function both as an adjective as well as an adverb. It is an adverb of degree and adverbs of degree are usually placed before an adjective. However, it is an exception and therefore placed after an adjective. When it is used as an adjective, then, it modifies nouns. For e.g. I don't have enough novels. The placement, as an adjective, is before the noun.