Question

Michael passed the exam _______ . easily easier We use adverbs to add more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence. In the test sentence ‘Michael passed the exam _______ .’ we add more information about the verb ‘pass’ that here means ‘to succeed at an exam’.Adverbs have many different meanings and functions. They are especially important for indicating the time (when), manner (the way something happens or is done, how something happens), place (where),degree (how) and frequency (how often) of something. ‘Michael passed the exam (how?).’ So, in the test sentence we need to choose a manner adverb. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.Adverbs of manner are often formed from adjectives by adding -ly: bad – badly, brave - bravely,sudden – suddenly. But sometimes there can be changes in spelling: hungry - hungrily; gentle – gently,happy – happily. Adverbs formed from adjectives ending in -y change the y to i: easy → easily, busy →busily, lucky → luckily, angry → angrily.In the test sentence we need to transform the adjective ‘easy’ that ends in -y into the adverb of manner,therefore, we change -y into -i and plus -ly → easily. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 2.

Accepted Answer

easy ease b

Question	Michael passed the exam _______ .
A	easy
B	easily
C	ease
D	easier
Answer	b
Remark	We use adverbs to add more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence. In the test sentence ‘Michael passed the exam _______ .’ we add more information about the verb ‘pass’ that here means ‘to succeed at an exam’.Adverbs have many different meanings and functions. They are especially important for indicating the time (when), manner (the way something happens or is done, how something happens), place (where),degree (how) and frequency (how often) of something. ‘Michael passed the exam (how?).’ So, in the test sentence we need to choose a manner adverb. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.Adverbs of manner are often formed from adjectives by adding -ly: bad – badly, brave - bravely,sudden – suddenly. But sometimes there can be changes in spelling: hungry - hungrily; gentle – gently,happy – happily. Adverbs formed from adjectives ending in -y change the y to i: easy → easily, busy →busily, lucky → luckily, angry → angrily.In the test sentence we need to transform the adjective ‘easy’ that ends in -y into the adverb of manner,therefore, we change -y into -i and plus -ly → easily. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 2.

Passed Exam Test Sentence Manner Y Easy Adverbs