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the correct place in each sentence.
a 
Visitors to Delhi arrived with nice gifts for the sultan, Muhammad Tughluq. (usually / 
sometimes)
b 
He gave back better gifts to these visitors. (always / never)
c 
The Sultan of Delhi needed help from people from other countries. (never / often)
d 
He sat on a gold chair with his soldiers all about him. (usually / never)
e 
He gave money to the people of Delhi. (sometimes / never)
f 
Tughluq’s soldiers killed people for very little things. (always / sometimes)
g 
The Sultan had trouble with different enemies. (never / sometimes)
h 
He was very nice to his enemies. (usually / never)
i 
Shaikh Shihab Al-Din said ‘No’ to the Sultan. (sometimes / always)
j 
Ibn Battuta visited Shaikh Shihab Al-Din’s home. (never / 
sometimes)
k 
Ibn Battuta was afraid of the Sultan. (sometimes / never)
l 
He said ‘Yes’ to the Sultan. (never / always)
m 
The Sultan killed people when he was angry. (never / often) 
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G R A M M A R
GRAMMAR CHECK
Adverbs of manner
We use adverbs of manner to talk about how we do things.
Ibn Battuta left India 
quickly
. In China, he journeyed 
easily
 from town to town.
We make adverbs from adjectives by adding 
–
ly
. 
bad – bad
ly
 
For adjectives that end in 
–
y, we change y to
 –
ily
.
angry – angr
ily
Some adverbs are irregular. 
fast – 
fast
 good 
– 
well