Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The children waited ______ for their exam results.

anxiousCorrect answerYour answeranxietyCorrect answerYour answeranxiousnessCorrect answerYour answeranxiouslyCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The blank describes how they waited, so it needs an adverb. Anxiously is the adverb.

Worth noting

Anxious has the right meaning but is an adjective; it cannot describe the verb "waited".

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The children waited ______ for their exam results.