RBSE Class 8 English Grammar Adverb

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 8 English Grammar Adverb Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 8 English Grammar Adverb

परिभाषा -

एक adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) वह शब्द होता है जो verb या adjective या दूसरे adverb के बारे में अतिरिक्त सूचना देता है। 

क्रियाविशेषण के प्रकार (Kinds of Adverb)
1. Adverb of Manner (व्यावहारिक क्रियाविशेषण) -- ये adverbs स्पष्ट करती हैं कि कार्य "कैसे" या "किस तरीके से" (How or In what manner) हो रहा है/था/होगा, जैसे
She smiles (verb) sweetly (adv)

2. Adverb of Place (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)ये adverbs बताती हैं कि कार्य "कहाँ" (Where) हो रहा है,जैसे
My mother is working (verb) there (adv).

3. Adverb of Time (समयवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)ये adverbs बताती हैं कि कार्य "कब" (When) हो रहा है, जैसे
She wakes up (verb) early (adv).

4. Adverb of Frequency/Number (आवृत्तिवाचक/ संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण) - ये adverbs बताती हैं कि कार्य "कितनी बार" (How often) हो रहा है, जैसे
She always (adv.) attends school. (verb)

5. Adverb of Degree/Quantity (मात्रावाचक क्रियाविशेषण) ये adverbs बताती हैं कि कार्य "कितना" (How much/In what degree) हुआ है, जैसे| 
She is rathe (adv.) busy (adj.)

6. Adverb of Reason (कारणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) - ये hence, therefore आदि से कारण बताती हैं, जैसे 
She is hence (adv.) unable (adj.) to come to school.

7. Adverb of Affirmation and Negation (हाँकारात्मक व नकारात्मक क्रियाविशेषण) - ये adverbs |कार्य के होने का समर्थन करती हैं या इन्कार करती हैं, जैसे 
She certainly (adv.) attended (adv.) the class.

8. Interrogative Adverbs (प्रश्नवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)--ये adverbs (How, How many/How often, How far/How much, Where/Whence,
When/How long, Why) तरीके (manner), स्थान (place), समय (time) व कारण (reason) आदि के बारे में प्रश्न पूछती हैं । जैसे

(i) How adv.are you?
(ii) Where (adv.) do you play daily? 

9. Relative Adverbs (सम्बन्धवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)| 
ये adverbs (where, when, why) वाक्य के दो भागों (Clauses) को जोड़ती हैं व साथ ही साथ इस adverb के तुरन्त पहले प्रयुक्त antecedent (पूर्वपद) से सम्बन्धित करती हैं,जैसे--

Practice Exercise 1.

Choose the correct answer : 

Question 1. 
Bepin Babu leaned forward...
(a) anxious 
(b) anxiously
(c) eager
(d) slow 
Answer:
(b) anxiously

Question 2. 
I shall ............... write about it in a medical journal 
(a) certainly 
(b) certain
(c) definite 
(d) sure 
Answer:
(a) certainly 

Question 3. 
The experience changes you....
(a) completely 
(b) complete 
(c) all
(d) not
Answer:
(a) completely 

Question 4. 
All these thoughts led me to question myself as to................people climb mountains.
(a) who 
(b) where 
(c) why 
(d) which 
Answer:
(c) why 

Question 5. 
There are moments................you feel like going back 
(a) who
(b) which 
(c) whose
(d) when 
Answer:
(d) when 

Question 6. 
She set down the pot..... 
(a) help
(b) helpless 
(c) helplessly 
(d) helping 
Answer:
(c) helplessly 

Question 7. 
They were... ..long and he had to hoist the fawn as high as possible under his arm. 
(a) surprise 
(b) surprised
(c) surprisingly 
(d) suppose 
Answer:
(c) surprisingly 

Question 8.
He returned to the spot..............the fawn had emerged and dropped on all fours.
(a) who 
(b) when 
(c) which
(d) where 
Answer:
(d) where 

Question 9. 
And I could not tell how...............he agreed with me. 
(a) enthusiast 
(b) enthusiastically
(c) enthusiasm 
(d) surprise 
Answer:
(b) enthusiastically

Question 10. 
I remembered the years I'd spent trying to play a Spanish guitar................larger than I was, and how....... I had unstringed it one night. 
(a) considerate, glee 
(b) consider, gleeful 
(c) considerably, gleefully 
(d) considering, glee
Answer:
(c) considerably, gleefully 

Practice Exercise 2.

Choose the correct answer : 

Question 1. 
It was going for.................little money.
(a) very 
(b) daily 
(c) where
(d) when
Answer:
(a) very 

Question 2. 
I removed the roll top................and pulled out the drawers. 
(a) complete 
(b) completed 
(c) completely 
(d) compulsion 
Answer:
(c) completely 

Question 3.
The last drawer was stuck... 
(a) fast 
(b) faster 
(c) fastly 
(d) fasted 
Answer:
(a) fast 

Question 4.
"Hans wolf", he said, gripping my hand................and holding it. 
(a) warned 
(b) warmly 
(c) warm
(d) warmer 
Answer:
(b) warmly 

Question 5. 
There was a moment...............I noticed our breaths mingling in the air between us.
(a) when 
(b) who 
(c) why 
(d) whose 
Answer:
(a) when 

Question 6. 
But on that day they refused to go, and most.............saved his life. 
(a) probable 
(b) probably 
(c) every
(d) all 
Answer:
(b) probably 

Question 7. 
The man looked................surprised. 
(a) great
(b) greatly 
(c) greater
(d) greatest 
Answer:
(b) greatly 

Question 8. 
He had ...... wanted to go to Ranchi.
(a) daily
(b) always 
(c) already
(d) try 
Answer:
(b) always 
 
Question 9.
Chunni was about to leave, but seeing Bepin Babu appear, he turned around. 
(a) hope
(b) hopefully 
(c) hopeful 
(d) hoping 
Answer:
(b) hopefully 

Question 10. 
“Look, Dr. Chandra”, said Bepin Babu..........
(a) desperate 
(b) desperately 
(c) deep
(d) always 
Answer:
(b) desperately 

Practice Exercise 3.

Pick out the Adverbs from the following sentences and classify them. The first one has been done for you. 

1. He often comes very late. (very: Adv. of degree) 
2. He has reached here. 
3. He rarely watches movies. 
4. She intelligently answered the questions. 
5. She revises her lessons daily. 
6. It is altogether wrong. 
7. Consequently she refused to go. 
8. She is a fool indeed. 
9. This is the village where everybody is educated. 
10. How often do you learn your lessons ?
Answers:
1. very : adv. of degree 
2 here : adv. of place 
3. rarely : adv. of degree 
4. intelligently : adv. of manner 
5. daily : adv. of time 
6. altogether : adv. of degree 
7. Consequently : adv. of reason 
8. indeed : adv. of affirmation 
9. where : adv. of  Relative adverb 
10. How often : adv. of Interrogative adverb 

Practice Exercise 4.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate degree of adverbs : 

1. The aim is...........(far) than this. 
2. Please, show some...........(late) designs. 
3. She...........(happily) spoke in English: 
4. We walked...........(swiftly) than that of the previous one. 
5. I went to the...........(near) telephone booth. 
6. His performance was...........(badly) of all. 
7. Mr. Mittal is my...........(nigh) door neighbour. 
8. At...........(little), you should learn to read English 
9. ........... (Soon) or later, we all will have to love God. 
10. I like it the........... (much). 
Answers:
1. farther 
2. latest 
3. happily 
4. more swiftly 
5. nearest 
6. worst 
7. next 
8. least 
9. Sooner 
10. most.