Question

Peter’s very ______ at tennis. He won the game.
 (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.)
a. goodly
b. well
c. good
d. best

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and understand what it wants to convey. Now go through the options and recall what each of them signifies. In this case, we are looking for an adjective which describes Peter’s ability to play tennis. Choose the option which fits the context.

Complete answer: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of an adjective. An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. It is the word class that qualifies nouns. Let us analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'goodly', refers to ‘large in amount or extent or degree’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is an adjective which does not indicate anything about Peter’s ability to play tennis.
Option (b.), ‘well', refers to ‘in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is an adjective which does not indicate anything about Peter’s ability to play tennis.
Option (c.), ‘good', refers to ‘having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude’.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as it describes Peter’s ability to play tennis.
Option (d.), ‘best', refers to ‘the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is a superlative and a superlative means there should be a comparison in the sentence, which is missing.
Therefore, option (b) is the correct choice.

Note: Adjectives come in three degrees. An adjective in its normal or usual form is called a positive degree adjective. There are also comparative and superlative degrees, which are used for comparison.