Question

Choose the correct form of adverb from the given alternatives.

They seemed to have acted in haste.

• A. with haste
• B. without haste
• C. hastily
• D. in a hasty manner

Answer 1

Answer:

C. hastily

The original sentence uses the noun phrase “in haste.” The correct adverbial form that means “in a hurried way” is hastily.

· “with haste” (a) is a prepositional phrase, not an adverb.

· “without haste” (b) means the opposite.

· “in a hasty manner” (d) is unnecessarily wordy and not the standard adverbial form.