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Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs
Make sure you read all possible answers before you make a selection. In addition, make sure you study the feedback you get based on your answer. You will be told much more than simply whether you were right or wrong. Even if you get the answer right, be sure to read carefully the feedback you are given.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Which best describes the function of adjectives?   Modify or add meaning to verbs Modify or add meaning to sentences Modify or add meaning to nouns Modify or add meaning to adjectives

	Which best describes the function of adverbs?   Modify or add meaning to verbs Modify or add meaning to other adverbs Modify or add meaning to adjectives All of these describe adverbs.

	Which word below is an adverb?   Dead But Contradictory Clearly

	Which sentence incorrectly confuses adjectives or adverbs?   After the oil was replaced, the engine runs good. I studied the assignment really carefully. I did not do as well as I hoped I would. All of these are correct.

	The regional manager was _____ angry at the staff during the sales meeting.   Sure Surely Real None

	Which word correctly fits in the blank? "After I realized that the executive committee was sitting at the table next to me and heard my loud complaints, I felt so _____ I could have quit on the spot."   Bad Badly Either is acceptable. Neither is acceptable.

	Which word correctly fits in the blank? "My dog smells _____."   Bad Badly Either is acceptable. Neither is acceptable.

	What can you recognize as incorrect in the sentence "Don't drive so slow!"?   "Drive" is a verb, but it should be an adverb. "Drive" is an adverb, but it should be verb. "Slow" is an adjective, but it should be an adverb. "So" is a conjunction, and "slow" is a squinting modifier.

	Which of the following patterns is incorrect?   Foggy-foggier-more foggier Bad-worse-worst Many-more-most Good-better-best

	Can you recognize the error in the following sentence? "The insurance company hasn't hardly raised its rates in the last three years."   A faulty comparison A double negative A noun modifier The sentence is correct as is.

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