Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable adjective or adverb:
What happened? You sound _____ today.

• A. sadness
• B. sadly
• C. sad
• D. sadfully

Answer 1

The correct option is C sad

In order to fill in the blanks with the most suitable adjective and 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 sound of the pronoun. Since, 'you' is a pronoun, the word that describes it is called an adjective. Hence, we need an adjective to fill in the blank. (In such sentences, a person's 'look', 'sound', or any other thing is described using an adjective.)

Option A - 'Sadness' is a noun and not an adjective. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Sadly' is an adverb and not an adjective. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'Sadfully' is a wrong word. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'Sad' is an adjective which can be used to describe how one sounds. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

'What happened? You sound sad today.'