Question 16
Comment adverbs show ____.
Likelihood
Speaker’s attitude or opinion
Speaker’s judgement of someone’s action
All of these
English 2 Quiz 1 13 Jul 2025 — Question 16
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All of these
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Question 16 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 13 Jul 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 13 July 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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