Question 16
‘The hostess ostentatiously took up her knitting-work because Mrs. Fosdick was busy with hers.’ The word in italics in the given sentence is:
Comment adverb
Focus adverb
Degree adverb
Viewpoint adverb
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Comment adverb
Question 16 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 23 Feb 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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