Question

The little boy played _____ in the sand at the beach on a bright summer’s day.
A. Quickly
B. Happily
C. Ready
D. Excited

Answer 1

Hint:The above-mentioned asked the correct form of adverb which will define the manner of the little boy in which he played in the sand.

Complete answer:
Let us individually analyse the answer to figure out the correct one
Option (A) ‘Quickly’: is an incorrect option because ‘Quickly’ refers to the adjective of manner if we use ‘Quickly’ then the meaning of the sentence will reflect that the boy played quickly in the sand which is not acceptable.
Option (B) ‘Happily’: is the correct option because ‘Happily’ refers to the adverb of manner which also reflects the feeling in which the boy played in the sand.
Option (C) ‘Ready’: is an incorrect option because ‘Ready’ refers to the adjective which cannot define the action of doing something whereas ‘Readily’ is the adverb that can define the action.
Option (D) ‘Excited’: is an incorrect option because ‘Excited’ refers to the adjective which cannot define the action of doing something whereas ‘Excitedly’ is the adverb that can define the action.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:The above-mentioned meaning that at the point when this action occurred the boy played happily in the sand. Whenever the question asks about the action which requires to define the action in which that particular action had occurred it is always required to use the adverb which can define that particular function.