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English II · Quiz 1 · 7 Jul 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 26: Identify the adverb in the following sentence.\ The slow…

Question 26

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Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
The slow dog played with the chirpy parrot.

  1. A

    Slow

  2. B

    Chirpy

  3. C

    The chirpy parrot

  4. D

    This sentence does not have an adverb

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Correct answer

  • D

    This sentence does not have an adverb

Question 26 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 7 Jul 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 7 July 2024). It carries 1 mark.

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