Question

1. “He worked very hard”. Here, ‘hard’ is a/an ______

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) adverb (d) verb

2.The phrase ‘turned off’ means ______

(a) taken to (b) fell off (c) switched off (d) set ​

Answer 1

1. (b) adverb

2. (c) switched off

Answer 2

1) Option c is the correct answer. Hard is an adverb.

1. Noun is the name of a person, place, animal or thing.
2. Adjective is a word that modifies a noun, nounphrase or tells something about a given noun.
3. Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, another adverb, adjective or a complete sentence.
4. Verb is a doing word that tells about an action.
5. In the given sentence the word 'hard' modifies the verb ' worked'. Therefore, it is an adverb.

2) Option c is the correct answer. 'Turned off' means 'switched off'.