Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb.
1. I like both tea and coffee but I prefer the ………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Later means more late. Latter is the second of two.
2. He had a ……………………. interest in art.
Correct!
Wrong!
Lasting interest means interest that lasts.
3. He owed his success ………………………. to hard work.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ……………………….., let me stress the importance of team work.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Latch the gates ………………………. so the cows won’t get out.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Many of our deepest desires remain …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Remain is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
7. The coach was too negligent about training and the team did ……………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I ……………………… told him that I wouldn’t go.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He spends his money …………………………….
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Wrong!
10. The car is much too ……………………….. for us to buy.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I have been feeling ……………………. all morning.
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Wrong!
12. Because of her foolishness, they are now …………………………. in debt.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I like both tea and coffee but I prefer the latter.
- He had a lasting interest in art.
- He owed his success largely to hard work.
- Lastly, let me stress the importance of team work.
- Latch the gates carefully so the cows won’t get out.
- Many of our deepest desires remain latent.
- The coach was too negligent about training and the team did poorly.
- I expressly told him that I wouldn’t go.
- He spends his money extravagantly.
- The car is much too expensive for us to buy.
- I have been feeling feverish all morning.
- Because of her foolishness, they are now deeply in debt.
