Question

Fill in the blank with a correct adjective or an adverb:
He was shouting _____ at me.

• A. loud
• B. to loud
• C. louding
• D. loudly

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

loudly

In order to fill in the blank with the most suitable adjective or an adverb, let's understand what adjectives and adverbs are.

Adjectives are the words that define/explain nouns or pronouns. For example: Roshni is pretty. Here, 'Roshni' is the noun and 'pretty' explains how she is, hence 'pretty' is the adjective.

Adverbs are the words that describe action words (verbs). For example: Ram fought bravely. Here, 'Ram' is the noun and 'fought' is the verb. 'Bravely' describes how he fought, hence it is the adverb.

NOTE: We need a word to describe the way he was shouting. Since, 'shouting' is a verb, the word that describes it is called an adverb. Hence, we need an adverb to fill in the blank.

Option A - 'Loud' is an adjective and not an adverb. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'To loud' is grammatically incorrect, as the marker 'to' is used with a verb in its original form. An adjective is often accompanied by 'too' and not 'to', however, as we need an adverb, we can't use 'to loud' here. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Louding' is a wrong word. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Loudly' is an adverb which can be used to describe the way he was shouting. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

'He was shouting loudly at me.'