Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word:
She sighed ___________ when she heard the news.
A. Happy
B. Heavily
C. Heavyly
D. Quick

Answer 1

Hint:‘Sighed’ is used as a verb in the given statement.
The word after the verb must be an adverb, because the word following the verb is describing the verb in the sentence, therefore, it's an adverb.

Complete answer:
As rightly mentioned in the hint, the word ‘sighed’ is a verb, therefore, the word following it must be an adverb. Of all the words mentioned in the options only heavily is an adverb. Adverb is a word that describes the action or the verb in the sentence. Here, the ‘heavily’ is rightly describing the word sighed, i.e. ‘she sighed heavily’, which means that she felt relieved as soon as she heard the news. All the other words given i.e. happy and quick are adjectives, which means that they describe the noun, whereas ‘heavyly’ is wrongly spelt. Therefore, it would be wise to choose ‘heavily’ as our correct option.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.

Here are some examples that would help you understand adverb is a better way:
The chemical reaction gave quick results. The chemicals quickly gave results. (We can see the usage of quick in both the cases, in the first sentence, it is used as an adjective for the noun ‘results’. And in the second sentence quick is describing a verb ‘gave’ that’s why it is an adverb).
She saw a swift bird flying up in the sky. She swiftly walked into the room.
The company issues Bonus shares annually. The company released its annual report this month.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note::First locate the noun or the verb given in the statement
Then try to figure out it the word it describing the noun or the verb
Usually, the adverbs end with ‘ly’ (not always). So watch out for such terms if any.