Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He asked his friend to speak _____ on the telephone.

• A. clear
• B. more clearly
• C. very clear
• D. too clearly

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

more clearly

In the above statement, the subject is asking his friend to speak in a specific manner. Thus, the answer must an adverb that modifies the verb 'speak'.

Option A is incorrect. 'clear' is incorrect as the word is in its noun form whereas the answer is required to be an adverb.

Option B is correct. 'more clearly' is in the adverb form. Further, it also indicates a specific manner in which the subject can ask his friend to speak.

Option C is incorrect. 'very clear' is in its noun form whereas the required answer has to be in the adverb form

Option D is incorrect. 'too clearly' is in adverb form but, 'too' is used to indicate extreme condition. Asking someone to speak too clearly does not make sense. Thus, 'too' does not fit very well in the sentence.