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Correct Item Selection Exercises

The document provides a series of questions to choose the correct grammatical form of an adjective or adverb in each item. It tests the correct usage of adjectives and adverbs such as "correctly", "quickly", "exactly", "awful", "dangerous", "magnificently", "beautiful", "sensible", "slowly", and others in different contexts. It also provides sentences to identify and correct any incorrect usage of adjectives or adverbs in the given sentences.

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Correct Item Selection Exercises

The document provides a series of questions to choose the correct grammatical form of an adjective or adverb in each item. It tests the correct usage of adjectives and adverbs such as "correctly", "quickly", "exactly", "awful", "dangerous", "magnificently", "beautiful", "sensible", "slowly", and others in different contexts. It also provides sentences to identify and correct any incorrect usage of adjectives or adverbs in the given sentences.

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  • Language Proficiency Exercise

Choose the correct item:

1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).
2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.
3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly)
measurements.
4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.
5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The
gas smelled (dangerously, dangerous).
6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful
performance.
7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song (exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard
it (perfectly, perfect).
8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).
9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).
10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played (softly, soft).
11. Andrea knows the material very (good, well). She always treats us (good, well).
12. You must send payments (regular, regularly). We deal on a (strictly, strict) cash basis.
13. The mechanic's tools were (well, good). The foreman said that his work was (good, well) done.
14. She worked (careful, carefully) with the sick child. She was a very (careful, carefully) worker.
15. He did not pass the course as (easy, easily) as he thought he would.
16. I find this novel very (interesting, interestingly). It was (interesting, interestingly) written.
In the following sentences, cross out the incorrect words and write in the correct form in the
blanks. If the sentence is correct as it is, write "correct" in the blank.
1. Terrence plays quarterback as well as Brian._______________
2. The game hadn't hardly begun before it started to rain.____________
3. This was sure a mild winter.__________________
4. Jane behaves more pleasant than Joan.________________
5. When you are a parent, you will think different about children.___________
6. I felt badly about not having done good on my final exams._____________
7. Whether you win is not near as important as how you play._____________
8. Asian music often sounds oddly to Western listeners.______________
9. Does your car run well enough to enter the race?_________________
10. I felt safely enough to go out at night on my own._________________
11. You can see the distant mountains clear with these binoculars.______________
12. Our team was real sharp last Saturday afternoon during the game.___________

Choose the correct item: 1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct). 2. She (quick

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