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Adjective or adverb exercise

January 22, 2015 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjectives or adverbs.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I feel ...............
Wrong!
After the linking verb "feel", use the adjective "unhappy" to describe the subject.
2I will get the car ...............
Wrong!
After "get the car", use the adjective "ready" to describe the car's resulting state.
3She is too ............... a person to refuse.
Wrong!
Before the noun phrase "a person", use the adjective "polite".
4We will have to think ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "think".
5She danced ............... into the room.
Wrong!
The adverb "happily" modifies the verb "danced".
6She sang ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "badly" modifies the verb "sang".
7I remember him very ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "well" modifies the verb "remember".
8Cyanide is a ............... poison.
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The adjective "deadly" means likely to cause death and describes "poison".
9This steak is very ............... cooked.
Wrong!
The adverb "badly" modifies the participle "cooked".
10He was ............... in love with her.
Wrong!
The adverb "madly" is used in the fixed expression "madly in love".
11They were playing ............... fast.
Wrong!
The adverb "unusually" modifies the adjective "fast".
12I ............... believed that you wanted to help me.
Wrong!
The adverb "wrongly" modifies the verb "believed".
Done.
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Answers

  1. I feel unhappy
  2. I will get the car ready
  3. She is too polite a person to refuse.
  4. We will have to think quickly
  5. She danced happily into the room.
  6. She sang badly
  7. I remember him very well
  8. Cyanide is a deadly poison.
  9. This steak is very badly cooked.
  10. He was madly in love with her.
  11. They were playing unusually fast.
  12. I wrongly believed that you wanted to help me.
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