Question

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with adverbs of frequency or adverbs of degree
The helping verb here 15 15
1. They had
(quite, never) met before.
2. The soup was
(extremely, once) hot.
3. The dessert and salads were
(never, entirely) prepared by my mother.
4. My father works
(very, once) hard.
5. Christmas is celebrated
(often, once) a year.​

Answer 1

Answers :

1. They had never met before.

2. The soup was extremely hot.

3. The desert and salads were entirely prepared by my mother.

4. My father works very hard.

5. Christmas is celebrated once a year.

Extra Information :

• Adverbs are those words which modifies, a preposition, an adjective, a verb or any other adverb.

Example :

→ The birds flew away. (So, here the word 'away' is an adverb, which is categorised in adverb of place, as because it is indicating that where an action is taking place.)

Types of adverbs :-

1. Adverb of place : It tells us where an action takes place.
2. Adverb of manner : It tells us how an action takes place.
3. Adverb of time : It tells us when an action takes place.
4. Interrogative adverbs : It tells us how, when, where & why an action takes place.
5. Adverb of frequency : It tells us how frequently an action takes place.
6. Adverb of degree : It tells us how much or to what degree an action takes place.