Which one of the following sentences uses the word quite correctly?
A) I could hear this movie if you would be quite.
B) We were quite happy with our new home.
C) The house was dark and quite.
D) We were very quite as we tiptoed around the corner.

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In sentence B, "quite" is used correctly to mean "completely" or "very," which is appropriate in the context of expressing the degree of happiness with the new home. In the other options, "quite" is incorrectly used where "quiet" (meaning silent or with little noise) should have been used.

Which One of the Following Sentences Uses the Word Quite