Fill in the blanks.
1Our vacation was too ...............
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Use the adjective "short" after "was" to describe the vacation.
2How ............... time passes!
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Use the adverb "quickly" to describe how time passes.
3Be ............... not to disturb the patient.
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Use the adjective "careful" after "be" to describe the person.
4She speaks ............... English.
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Use the adjective "perfect" to describe the noun "English".
5She speaks English ...............
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Use the adverb "perfectly" to describe how she speaks English.
6A careful driver drives ...............
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Use the adverb "carefully" to describe how the careful driver drives.
7Please be ...............
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Use the adjective "patient" after "be" to describe the person.
8She sat there ...............
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Use the adverb "quietly" to describe how she sat there.
9My results were so ............... that I was really disappointed.
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Use the adjective "bad" after "were" to describe the results.
10I was disappointed because I did ............... in the exam.
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Use the adverb "badly" to describe how well or poorly you did in the exam.
11You don't have to be so ............... all the time.
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Use the adjective "serious" after "be" to describe the person.
12Don't take yourself too ...............
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Use the adverb "seriously" in the expression "take yourself too seriously".
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- Our vacation was too short
- How quickly time passes!
- Be careful not to disturb the patient.
- She speaks perfect English.
- She speaks English perfectly
- A careful driver drives carefully
- Please be patient
- She sat there quietly
- My results were so bad that I was really disappointed.
- I was disappointed because I did badly in the exam.
- You don’t have to be so serious all the time.
- Don’t take yourself too seriously