4 4 votes He was one of my best _______ and I felt his loss ________. friend, keenly friends, keen friend, keener friends, keenly Verbal Aptitude gate2017-me-1 general-aptitude verbal-aptitude noun-verb-adjective + – ♦Arjun 551 views answer comment Share Follow Add Sync Questions 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 12 12 votes Keenly: Intensely, deeply. The sentence states 'one of my best' meaning out of many best friends. So, the sentence should be 'He was one of my best friends and I felt his loss keenly. Correct answer is $(D).$ Lakshman Bhaiya answered Jun 4, 2019 • moved May 18 by Arjun Lakshman Bhaiya comment Share Follow See all 3 Comments 3 3 Comments reply srestha commented Jun 4, 2019 i moved by Arjun May 18 reply Follow flag yes, one of my best friends is correct one, though we coloquially say best friend 3 3 replyShare alokmehta07 commented Feb 1, 2021 i moved by Arjun May 18 reply Follow flag colloquially* 0 0 replyShare anujs commented Aug 6, 2024 i moved by Arjun May 18 reply Follow flag In this sentence, we need an adverb to modify the verb "felt". Adverbs describe how an action is performed. "Keenly" is the correct adverbial form of the adjective "keen". "Keenly" modifies the verb "felt", answering the question "How did he feel the loss?" He felt it keenly (intensely, deeply). 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
