Foundation
English
Verb
Adjective
Verb
Question
Fill in the blank with a correct adjective or an adverb:
Nisha complained to the teacher in a ________ way.
cowardfully
cowardly
coward
cowardsome
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In order to fill in the blank with the most suitable adjective or an adverb, let's understand what adjectives and adverbs are.

Adjectives are the words that define/explain nouns or pronouns. For example: Roshni is pretty. Here, 'Roshni' is the noun and 'pretty' explains how she is, hence 'pretty' is the adjective.
Adverbs are the words that describe action words (verbs). For example: Ram fought bravely. Here, 'Ram' is the noun and 'fought' is the verb. 'Bravely' describes how he fought, hence it is the adverb.
NOTE: We need a word to describe the way Nisha complained. Since 'complained' is a verb, the word that describes it is called an adverb. Hence, we need an adverb to fill in the blank.
Option A - 'Coward' is an adjective and not an adverb. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option C - 'Cowardsome' is a wrong word. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Cowardfully' is a wrong word. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'Cowardly' is an adverb which can be used to describe the way Nisha complained to the teacher. Hence, option B is the correct answer.
'Nisha complained to the teacher in a very cowardly way.'