i have some trouble with grammar
I'm doing a TOEIC test and there a question i can't understand , That is:
Janet Foster, who was ...... the president of the Riverside Corporation,
he agreed to make the opening speech at the annual conference.
A. former
B. formal
C. formerly.
D. formally.

and the answer is C. formerly, but i don't understand.
anybody help me, please.

Question

i have some trouble with grammar
I'm doing a TOEIC test and there a question i can't understand , That is:
Janet Foster, who was ...... the president of the Riverside Corporation,
 he agreed to make the opening speech at the annual conference.
A. former
B. formal
C. formerly.
D. formally.

and the answer is C. formerly, but i don't understand.
anybody help me, please.

Answer

"former" is an adjective meaning "came before" or "sometime in the past". It is used with nouns.

"formerly" is an adverb meaning the same thing, but it is used with verbs.

Janet Foster, who was formerly the president...

That means Janet was president sometime in the past. She isn't the president any more.

Answer

Janet Foster   "used   to   be"   the President of Riverside Corporation.   Thus, she was   formerly the President.

She was not FORMAL,  nor FORMALLY,   nor "FORMER  the President".

FORMERLY  in this context, conveys precisely the same meaning as  PREVIOUSLY.

Hope that helps.

.

Answer

Because it's an adverb.

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