Question 1

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. Everyone thought that the ship was built ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  real good 
B)  really well 
A)  real good 
B)  really well

Question 2

Read the following sentence(s) carefully. Then select the correct adjective or adverb in parentheses. I did ( bad , poorly ) on my Chinese literature final exam. I didn't prepare ( well , good ).

Accepted Answer

A)  bad, good 
B)  poorly, well 
A)  bad, good 
B)  poorly, well

Question 3

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. Then, in 1985, a French and American expedition located it. A robot was lowered 13,000 feet beneath the sea's surface to take beautiful and haunting pictures of the ship's hull, a crumpled lifeboat, and a stained-glass window that was preserved ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  good 
B)  well 
A)  good 
B)  well

Question 4

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. But in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, far into the night of April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank ____ to the bottom of the sea.

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly 
B)  quick 
A)  quickly 
B)  quick

Question 5

Read the following sentence(s) carefully. Then select the correct adjective or adverb in parentheses. We got to know each other ( quick , quickly ).

Accepted Answer

A)  quick 
B)  quickly 
A)  quick 
B)  quickly

Question 6

In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Which sentence contains correct adjectives and adverbs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miguel bought Kyra the more lovelier, most expensivest ring in the store. 
B)  Miguel bought Kyra the loveliest, most expensive ring in the store. 
C)  Miguel bought Kyra the most loveliest, most expensive ring in the store. 
A)  Miguel bought Kyra the more lovelier, most expensivest ring in the store. 
B)  Miguel bought Kyra the loveliest, most expensive ring in the store. 
C)  Miguel bought Kyra the most loveliest, most expensive ring in the store.

Question 7

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. In another fifty years, nothing will be left to see. The famous ship is being consumed by iron-eating bacteria, so it will soon deteriorate ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  complete 
B)  completely 
A)  complete 
B)  completely

Question 8

Choose the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Select the letter of the correct answer. In which sentence is every adjective and adverb correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being careful by the way she slowly walked up the stairs. 
B)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being carefully by the way she slowly walked up the stairs. 
C)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being careful by the way she slower walked up the stairs. 
A)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being careful by the way she slowly walked up the stairs. 
B)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being carefully by the way she slowly walked up the stairs. 
C)  Jordan could tell that Keisha was being careful by the way she slower walked up the stairs.

Question 9

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. Since its discovery, many scientists, explorers, filmmakers, and tourists have taken submersibles down to see the wrecked ship in its ____ resting place, and thousands of artifacts have been brought up from the deep to be displayed in museums.

Accepted Answer

A)  final 
B)  finally 
A)  final 
B)  finally

Question 10

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. In 2012, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic revived interest in the ship, which was considered the ____, sturdiest luxury ocean liner ever constructed.

Accepted Answer

A)  most finest 
B)  finest 
A)  most finest 
B)  finest

Question 11

In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Which sentence contains correct adjectives and adverbs?

Accepted Answer

A)  My son is more taller now than I was in ninth grade. 
B)  My son is tallest now than I was in ninth grade. 
C)  My son is taller now than I was in ninth grade. 
A)  My son is more taller now than I was in ninth grade. 
B)  My son is tallest now than I was in ninth grade. 
C)  My son is taller now than I was in ninth grade.

Exam 35: Adjectives and Adverbs

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. Everyone thought that the ship was built ____.

Read the following sentence(s) carefully. Then select the correct adjective or adverb in parentheses. I did ( bad , poorly ) on my Chinese literature final exam. I didn't prepare ( well , good ).

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. But in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, far into the night of April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank ____ to the bottom of the sea.

Read the following sentence(s) carefully. Then select the correct adjective or adverb in parentheses. We got to know each other ( quick , quickly ).

In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Which sentence contains correct adjectives and adverbs?

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. In another fifty years, nothing will be left to see. The famous ship is being consumed by iron-eating bacteria, so it will soon deteriorate ____.

Choose the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Select the letter of the correct answer. In which sentence is every adjective and adverb correct?

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. In 2012, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic revived interest in the ship, which was considered the ____, sturdiest luxury ocean liner ever constructed.

In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which every adjective and adverb is correct. Which sentence contains correct adjectives and adverbs?

Exploring the Writing Proccess

Prewriting to Generate Ideas

The Proccess of Writing Paragraphs

Achieving Coherence

Illustration

Narration

Description

Process

Definition

Comparison and Contrast

Classification

Cause and Effect

Persuasion

The Proccess of Writing an Essay

The Introduction, the Conclusion, and the Title

Types of Essays Part 1

Types of Essays Part 2

Summarizing Quoting and Avoiding Plagiarism

Strengthening an Essay With Research

Writing Under Pressure, the Essay Examination

Revising for Consistency and Parallelism

Revising for Sentence Variety

Revising for Language Awareness

Putting Your Revision Skills to Work

Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Error Patterns

The Simple Sentence

Coordination and Subordination

Avoiding Sentence Errors

Present Tense Agreement

Past Tense

The Past Participle

Nouns

Pronouns

Prepositions

The Apostrophe

The Comma

Mechanics

Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

Spelling

Look Alikes Sound Alikes

Filters

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct adjective or adverb for each blank. In 2012, the 100^th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic revived interest in the ship, which was considered the ____, sturdiest luxury ocean liner ever constructed.