Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Our biological knowledge of even some of the commonest animals is (embarrassed) slight and it is here that zoos can be of inestimable value in amassing information.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
the correct answer is option 2 i.e. embarrassingly.
- We need to replace 'embarrassed' with 'embarrassingly'.
- Before an adjective, an adverb is used.
- Since 'slight' is an adjective, it will take an adverb before it.
- Among the options, 'embarrassingly' is an adverb.
The correct sentence will be-
Our biological knowledge of even some of the commonest animals is embarrassingly slight and it is here that zoos can be of inestimable value in amassing information.