1Follow the directions ............... or this medicine may be harmful.
Wrong!
Carefully is an adverb. We use an adverb to modify verbs. Here it modifies the verb follow.
2One has to be ............... to work as a lumberjack.
Wrong!
Hardy mean strong or able-bodied.
3After that ............... experience I shook for a week.
Wrong!
The present participle is used to talk about the people or things that cause those feelings.
4The harsh light ............... my eyes.
Wrong!
Hurt is the present and past simple form of hurt.
5There wasn’t much time so I dressed ...............
Wrong!
Hastily means quickly.
6A ............... search turned up the missing earring.
Wrong!
Hasty is an adjective; hastily is an adverb. We need an adjective here.
7She isn’t ............... to be a good dancer.
Wrong!
Enough goes after the adjective modified by it.
8The queen received her subjects in a ............... manner.
Wrong!
9He knew ............... well what I was trying to say.
Wrong!
Full can also be used as an adverb.
10The expedition was ............... with danger.
Wrong!
Fraught with means filled with.
11He speaks too ............... to be heard.
Wrong!
We need the adverb softly to modify the verb speaks.
12It was ............... a case of mistaken identity.
Wrong!
Solely means purely.
Done.
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Answers
- Follow the directions carefully or this medicine may be harmful.
- One has to be hardy to work as a lumberjack.
- After that harrowing experience I shook for a week.
- The harsh light hurt my eyes.
- There wasn’t much time so I dressed hastily
- A hasty search turned up the missing earring.
- She isn’t graceful enough to be a good dancer.
- The queen received her subjects in a grand manner.
- He knew Either could be used here well what I was trying to say.
- The expedition was fraught with danger.
- He speaks too softly to be heard.
- It was solely a case of mistaken identity.
