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Fill in the blank with the most suitable adverb:
He had _______ reached the metro station when the metro started.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable adverb:
He had _______ reached the metro station when the metro started.
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Solution
The correct option is B Hardly
The correct answer is Option D.We are to choose the correct adverb which describes the manner in which he had reached the metro station when the metro started.Option A-NEAR denotes place.Option B- FAIRLY is an adverb of manner but it does not describe the appropriate manner in which he reached the station.Option C-STILL means up to the mentioned time. The metro had not started before i.e. until the time mentioned in the sentence, it started when he had barely reached the station.Hence Options A, B, and C are not the correct options.Option D-HARDLY means barely. As explained above this word aptly describes the manner in which he reached the station when the metro started.Hence Option D is the correct answer.
The correct answer is Option D.
We are to choose the correct adverb which describes the manner in which he had reached the metro station when the metro started.
Option A-NEAR denotes place.
Option B- FAIRLY is an adverb of manner but it does not describe the appropriate manner in which he reached the station.
Option C-STILL means up to the mentioned time. The metro had not started before i.e. until the time mentioned in the sentence, it started when he had barely reached the station.
Hence Options A, B, and C are not the correct options.
Option D-HARDLY means barely. As explained above this word aptly describes the manner in which he reached the station when the metro started.
Hence Option D is the correct answer.
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