Question

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of options that follow.

The bull rushed ________________.

1. towards the crowd in the morning menacingly 
2. towards the crowd menacingly in the morning
3. menacingly towards the crowd in the morning
4. in the morning menacingly towards the crowd

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : menacingly towards the crowd in the morning

The correct answer is- menacingly towards the crowd in the morning.

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• ​Adverbs of manner/place/time are used to express how/where/when something is done respectively.
• Example:
  • I drove to work hastily. (manner)
  • I regularly go there. (place)
  • We waited for hours, but she arrived eventually. (time)
• ​If we use these adverbs in the same sentence, the adverbs will always be in this order:
  • Manner- Place -Time (MPT).
• Example:
  • ​She danced wildly here yesterday.
• As per the rule given above, 'menacingly towards the crowd in the morning' will be the correct choice.
   

​Correct Sentence: The bull rushed menacingly towards the crowd in the morning.

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• ​​Some negative adverbial expressions follow the inversion of the verb:
  • Hardly, scarcely, never, seldom, rarely, etc.
• ​Example:
  • Rarely do we see gypsies these days.