GATE CSE 2023 | GA Question: 1

Question

We reached the station late, and _______ missed the train.

• A. near
• B. nearly
• C. utterly
• D. mostly

Comments

@Sachin Mittal 1 sir I think question is “we reached the station late and_____missed the train”

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nearly

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Nearly is the correct answer . option (B)

Answer 1

Here utterly means “completely”

whereas mostly means “almost all the time”,

and nearly means “not completely, not exactly”

we reached the station late and nearly missed the train.

Option $(B)$ is correct.

Comments

Yes correct.

Answer 2

Option (B) Is Correct – Nearly

Answer 3

The answer would be nearly because nearly means not exactly and its most suitable out of 3 given options.

Answer 4

Option (B) nearly

Explanation:

Near is an adjective and Nearly is an adverb meaning "almost" or “not completely, not exactly”.

Utterly means "absolutely" or "entirely"

Mostly means “almost all the time”

So, in the given sentence "nearly" is the most appropriate choice. Thus, the sentence will become- We reached the station late, and nearly missed the train.

So, Option (B) is correct.