Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.
1. Are you ……………………. aware of the consequences of your action?
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Wrong!
Here the adverb fully modifies the adjective aware.
2. The children performed really ……………………..
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Wrong!
Good is an adjective; well is an adverb. Use the adverb well to modify the verb performed.
3. I was ………………………… impressed with her performance.
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Wrong!
Here the adverb really modifies the verb impressed.
4. You ………………………… ate anything.
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Wrong!
5. A fast car goes ………………………….
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Wrong!
Fast can be adjective or adverb.
6. She works ……………………….. to make a living.
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Wrong!
Hardly is similar to scarcely.
7. The girl who answered the phone was very …………………………
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Wrong!
We use adjectives as subject complements.
9. She looks …………………………… attractive.
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Wrong!
Here the adverb incredibly modifies the adjective attractive.
9. He should be here …………………………...
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Wrong!
10. The girl looked …………………………
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Wrong!
Look is a copular verb; copular verbs are modified by adjectives.
11. ………………………….. the lights went out.
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Wrong!
12. If I listen to ……………………….. music, I get a headache.
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Wrong!
Here the adjective loud modifies the noun music.
Answers
- Are you fully aware of the consequences of your action?
- The children performed really well.
- I was really impressed with her performance.
- You hardly ate anything.
- A fast car goes fast.
- She works hard to make a living.
- The girl who answered the phone was very polite.
- We rarely see elephants in cities.
- She looks incredibly attractive.
- He should be here soon.
- The girl looked anxious.
- Suddenly the lights went out.
- If I listen to loud music, I get a headache.
