Question

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options.Select the option that contains an adverb-usage error.

Mr. Daniel, the police officer, commented, 'The fire clumsily spread through the building'.

• A. 'The fire clumsily spread
• B. through the building'.
• C. commented,
• D. Mr. Daniel, the police officer,

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 'The fire clumsily spread

• Adverbs must make sense with the action they describe. • "Clumsily" refers to a lack of physical coordination (usually by a person). • A fire does not have "grace" or "coordination," so it cannot spread clumsily. • A more appropriate adverb would be "rapidly" or "uncontrollably."