Grammar and Modifiers Practice Exercise
If you need modifiers concept help, review the following study guide:
Grammar and Modifiers Study Guide
Practice Set 1
Practice Set 2
Fill in the blank with the correct adjective or adverb.
- In many popular movies today, the heroes are _____ armed than the villains.
- more heavily
- more heavy
- heavier
- more heavier
- The cake that I made last week tasted _____ than the one I made today.
- best
- more better
- better
- more good
- After winning the yo-yo contest, Lydia skipped _____ down the street.
- happy
- happiest
- more happily
- happily
- Of the three brothers, Andre is the _____.
- taller
- tallest
- more tall
- most tallest
- Riding the Tornado at the amusement park was _____ than I thought it would be.
- more terrifying
- more terrifyingly
- terrifying
- most terrifying
- This year our company sold _____ magazine subscriptions than ever before.
- less
- lesser
- few
- fewer
Answers
- b. In this sentence, loud modifies the verb screamed. The adverb loudly should be used instead of loud.
- e. There are no errors in this sentence; choice e is the correct answer.
- d. This sentence makes a comparison between Frieda and three other girls; therefore, the superlative tallest should be used. Taller, the comparative form, is incorrect because it compares only two people.
- e. There are no errors in this sentence; choice e is the best answer.
- e. There are no errors in this sentence; choice e is the best answer.
- d. The double comparative more cozier is redundant; just the comparative word cozier is sufficient to convey the idea that New York movie theaters will become more comfortable with the addition of love seats.
- e. There are no errors in this sentence; choice e is the best answer.
- a. The boy was describing his state of health, or well-being, so the adjective well should be used rather than good.
- d. This sentence makes a comparison between many house guests. Therefore, the superlative word most should be used. More only compares two things.
- c. In this sentence, hesitant attempts to modify the verb walked. The adverb hesitantly should be used instead of hesitant.
- a. Use bad when modifying a noun; use badly when modifying a verb. The verb treated should be modified by the adverb badly, not the adjective bad.
- a. The missing phrase modifies the verb are armed and creates a comparison between two types of people, heroes and villains. Therefore, you need a comparative form of the adverb heavily.
- c. The comparison is between two things, a cake made last week and a cake made this week; choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b, more better, is redundant. Choice c, better, is the best choice to make the comparison.
- d. The missing phrase modifies the verb; therefore the sentence requires an adverb. Choices a and b are adjectives and can be ruled out. Choice c makes an unnecessary comparison.
- b. The comparison is being made among three brothers; therefore, this sentence requires a superlative. Choices a and c only compare two things, and choice d is redundant.
- a. The missing phrase modifies a noun and makes a comparison between two things, what he thought and what it was; therefore the sentence requires a comparative adjective. Choice b is an adverb. Choice c does not make a comparison, and choice d is a superlative, a comparison of three or more things. Choice a, more terrifying, is the best choice.
- d. Use fewer with nouns that can be counted.
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