Question 17
“No drought could dry away the inmost channels of vigorous though scanty sap that ran soberly through the trees’ tough, unfruitful branches.”
Spot the adverb of manner in the given sentence.
Away
Soberly
Unfruitful
Vigorous
Question 17: “No drought could dry away the inmost channels of vigoro…
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Soberly
Question 17 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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