Fill in the blanks.
1He does ............... any work.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means almost not at all, so it correctly completes the negative idea.
2If you work ..............., you will get good marks.
Wrong!
"Hard" is the adverb meaning with a lot of effort.
3I am ............... sorry.
Wrong!
"Very" is used before adjectives such as "sorry" to make them stronger.
4He narrated the incident in ...............
Wrong!
"Detail" is correct in the fixed expression "in detail".
5The movie was ............... interesting.
Wrong!
"Very" simply makes the adjective "interesting" stronger.
6He often comes ............... to school.
Wrong!
"Late" is the adverb meaning after the usual or expected time.
7I feel really ............... about it.
Wrong!
"Bad" is the adjective used after the linking verb "feel".
8I enjoy ............... biographies.
Wrong!
"Reading" is correct because "enjoy" is followed by a gerund.
9You are walking too ...............
Wrong!
"Slowly" is the standard adverb form used to describe the verb "walking".
10He resembles his father ...............
Wrong!
"Closely" is the adverb meaning in a strong or exact way here.
11The lecture was ............... boring.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Rather" and "pretty" can both modify a negative adjective such as "boring".
12Never ............... seen such a sight.
Wrong!
"Have I" is correct because a negative adverb at the beginning causes inversion.
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- He does hardly any work.
- If you work hard, you will get good marks.
- I am very sorry.
- He narrated the incident in detail.
- The movie was very interesting.
- He often comes late to school.
- I feel really bad about it.
- I enjoy reading biographies.
- You are walking too slowly.
- He resembles his father closely.
- The lecture was rather / pretty boring.
- Never have I seen such a sight.