Choose the word that best suits the blank in the sentence. Children below the age of fifteen should be __________ sent to school.
Question and options
Choose the word that best suits the blank in the sentence.
Children below the age of fifteen should be __________ sent to school.
- compulsion
- compel
- compulsory
- compulsorily
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - compulsorily
An adverb is needed to modify 'sent': 'Children below the age of fifteen should be compulsorily sent to school.' Compulsion is a noun, compel a verb and compulsory an adjective.
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