Omissions in the use of Adverbs


 
 
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Omissions in the use of Adverbs

Omissions in the use of Adverbs:   An adverb is a word that adds something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

A) ‘No sooner’ takes conjunction ‘than’ while hardly/scarcely takes conjunction ‘when’. 

  • She no sooner reached the station she met her childhood friend.  (Incorrect)
  • She no sooner reached the station than she met her childhood friend.  (Correct)
  • B) Much too is followed by Unpleasant Adjective, whereas too much is followed by Noun.

  • His failure is much painful for me.  (Incorrect) much too is followed by unpleasant adjective i.e. painful.
  • His failure is much too painful for me.  (Correct)
  • C) Quite and all are not used together.

  • He is quite all right. (Incorrect) 
  • He is quite right. (Correct)
  • D) Too means more than required and it is used with Unpleasant Adjective. So, we cannot use too glad, too happy, too pleasant, too healthy.

  • I am too glad to meet you. (Incorrect)
  • I am glad to meet you. (Correct) or   I am very glad to meet you.
  • E) A sentence which is based on ”Too …. To” format, we cannot replace ‘to’ with ‘so that’. If we replace to with so that, too also must be replaced with cannot.

  • He is too weak to walk. (Too .....to format) Correct.
  • He is so weak that he cannot walk.  (So that......cannot format) Correct
  • Sample Questions
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    Question : 1

    Identify the correct word which is omitted in the following sentence and fill in the blank part .

    His failure is much ____________ painful for me.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Identify the word which is to be removed from the following sentence to make it grammatically correct .

    I am too glad to meet you.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    Identify the correct word which is omitted in the following sentence and fill in the blank part .

    He received a call from his father . _____________ , He left .

    Right Option : C
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