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JAMB Use of English 2022 Question 25

Question 25

Adjectives and Adverbs

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): He went up quickly and returned ________

  1. A.fastest
  2. B.fastly
  3. C.as fastly
  4. D.as fast
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (as fast)

Explanation

'Fast' is already an adverb ('fastly' is not a word), and 'returned as fast' compares his return with his quick going up.