Question:
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the
four alternatives.
Science is all about details, precision, accuracy, and it is ____________ 99 per cent perspiration. The beauty and joy in doing science lies in those rare moments
_____________ the pieces of a puzzle magically come together. To adapt from Shelley, the shadow indeed becomes ____________ important than the substance. I
suppose one could put some of this together and disseminate a simplified, sanitised version to the public but in the end, science is a ___________ individualistic,
personal affair. Most honest scientists will tell you that they are ever so grateful that they are _____________ by their governments to do something that they would
have done anyhow for free.
science is a ___________ individualistic, personal affair.
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the
four alternatives.
Science is all about details, precision, accuracy, and it is ____________ 99 per cent perspiration. The beauty and joy in doing science lies in those rare moments
_____________ the pieces of a puzzle magically come together. To adapt from Shelley, the shadow indeed becomes ____________ important than the substance. I
suppose one could put some of this together and disseminate a simplified, sanitised version to the public but in the end, science is a ___________ individualistic,
personal affair. Most honest scientists will tell you that they are ever so grateful that they are _____________ by their governments to do something that they would
have done anyhow for free.
science is a ___________ individualistic, personal affair.
Options:
- highly
- high
- higher
- highest
- highly
- high
- higher
- highest
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
Detailed Explanation:
The correct alternative to fill the blank is a) highly.
- Grammar Rule (Adverb Modifying an Adjective):
- In the noun phrase “a ___________ individualistic, personal affair”, the word “individualistic” is an adjective modifying the noun “affair”.
- An adjective can only be modified by an adverb of degree.
- Among the given options, “highly” is the adverb form, meaning to a high degree or extremely.
- Phrasal collocation: “highly individualistic” is a standard English collocation.
- Why other options are incorrect:
- high: Adjective (e.g., high mountain) or adverb of physical elevation (e.g., fly high); cannot modify an abstract adjective like individualistic.
- higher: Comparative adjective form.
- highest: Superlative adjective form.
Hence, Option a) highly is correct.
विस्तृत व्याख्या:
रिक्त स्थान की पूर्ति के लिए सही विकल्प a) highly है।
- व्याकरणिक नियम (विशेषण को संशोधित करने वाला क्रियाविशेषण):
- वाक्यांश “a ___________ individualistic, personal affair” में “individualistic” (व्यक्तिवादी) एक विशेषण (Adjective) है जो संज्ञा “affair” की विशेषता बता रहा है।
- किसी विशेषण की तीव्रता या स्तर बताने के लिए Adverb of Degree (क्रियाविशेषण) की आवश्यकता होती है।
- दिए गए विकल्पों में केवल “highly” ही क्रियाविशेषण रूप है, जिसका अर्थ ‘अत्यधिक या उच्च स्तर पर’ होता है।
- मानक प्रयोग: “highly individualistic” एक अत्यंत प्रचलित एवं प्रामाणिक Collocation है।
- अन्य विकल्प क्यों गलत हैं:
- high: विशेषण या भौतिक ऊँचाई दर्शाने वाला शब्द है।
- higher: तुलनात्मक विशेषण (Comparative adjective) रूप है।
- highest: उत्तमावस्था (Superlative adjective) रूप है।
अतः सही उत्तर विकल्प a) highly है।