Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable adjective or adverb:
I am not a _____ person.

• A. bad
• B. badly
• C. badness
• D. to bad

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

bad

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 pronoun 'I' here. Since, 'I' is a pronoun, the word that describes it is called an adjective. Hence, we need an adjective to fill in the blank.

Option B - 'Badly' is an adverb and not an adjective. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Badness' is a noun and not an adjective. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'To bad' is grammatically incorrect, as we can use 'too bad' or 'very bad'. However, we require an adjective, so we can't use 'to bad' here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'Bad' is an adjective which can be used to describe a pronoun here. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

'I am not a bad person.'