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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or whole clauses to express manner, time, place, frequency, degree and viewpoint. The topic covers position rules for different adverb types, especially mid-position frequency adverbs, and how placement can change emphasis or create an unclear meaning.
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- A. We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- B. We walked up the stairs very quiet because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- C. We walked up the stairs very quitely because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- D. We walked up the stairs very quite because Mum and Dad were asleep.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Quietly" is an adverb that correctly describes how they walked (quietly).
Correct answer: We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.- A. Parents contributed generous with money but rarely with personal contact.
- B. Parents contributed generously with money but rarely with personal contact.
- C. Parents contributed generously with money but rare with personal contact.
- D. Parents contributed generously with money but really with personal contact.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Generously" is the correct adverb to describe how parents contributed with money.
Correct answer: Parents contributed generously with money but rarely with personal contact.- A. To quickly run
- B. So
- C. Could win
- D. Best runner
Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "to quickly run" contains a split infinitive. Although split infinitives are becoming more accepted in modern…
Correct answer: To quickly run- A. Happy
- B. Cheerfully
- C. Pretty
- D. Gratefully
Explanation: Analysis: The word "gratefully" is incorrectly used. The structure "gratefully guests" is grammatically incorrect.
Correct answer: Gratefully- A. In
- B. Has
- C. Considerable
- D. Due to
Explanation: Analysis: The word "considerable" is incorrectly used here. The correct form should be "considerably," which is the adverb needed to…
Correct answer: Considerable- A. Due to
- B. Lucky
- C. Was
- D. Occurred
Explanation: Analysis: The word "lucky" is used incorrectly here. It should be "luckily," which is the adverb form that correctly modifies the clause…
Correct answer: Lucky- A. When
- B. To be
- C. But
- D. Enough
Explanation: Analysis: The word "enough" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct phrase should be "good enough," where "enough" follows "good"…
Correct answer: Enough- A. Price
- B. Too
- C. To
- D. To Fly
Explanation: Analysis: The word "to" is correctly used as part of the infinitive "to fly" to indicate the purpose or goal.Conclusion: This option is…
Correct answer: To- A. Little
- B. Held
- C. Hardly
- D. To lose
Explanation: Analysis: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used here. The intended meaning seems to be that the boy held his father's hand tightly or…
Correct answer: Hardly210. SPOT THE ERROR:A child who does not do good in school may need extra attention from parents at home.
- A. Do
- B. Good
- C. Extra
- D. At
Explanation: Analysis: The word "good" is used here incorrectly. The correct phrase should be "do well" to indicate performing academically…
Correct answer: Good- A. Very
- B. These Solutions
- C. Meet
- D. Needs
Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "these solutions" is correctly used to specify which solutions are being referred to.Conclusion: This option is not…
Correct answer: These Solutions- A. He told
- B. That
- C. Treated
- D. Very friendly
Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "very friendly" is where the error lies. The correct phrase should be "very friendly manner" or "very friendlily," as…
Correct answer: Very friendly213. SPOT THE ERROR:During late summers evenings, we would sit on the pouch, swing and rock very slow.
- A. During
- B. Late summers
- C. On the pouch
- D. Very slow
Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "very slow" should be corrected to "very slowly" to modify the verbs "swing" and "rock" properly.Conclusion: This…
Correct answer: Very slow- A. The Barries
- B. Less
- C. In evidence
- D. Language leading
Explanation: Analysis: The word "barries" is incorrect. The correct word should be "barriers," which means obstacles or hindrances.Conclusion: This…
Correct answer: The Barries- A. After she returns from the three-week vacations, she looked very well.
- B. After she returns from the three-week vacation, she looked very good.
- C. After she returns from the three-weeks vacation, she looks very good.
- D. After she returns from the three-weak vacations, she looked very well.
Explanation: This option is incorrect due to the same tense issue as in option A. It should be "returned" instead of "returns" to maintain consistency…
Correct answer: After she returns from the three-week vacation, she looked very good.- A. The conjunctive adverbs pretend they are conjunctions; however, the semicolon is what really connects the two clauses together.
- B. The conjunctive adverbs pretend they are conjunctions; meanwhile, the semicolon is what really connects the two clauses together.
- C. The conjunctive adverbs pretend they are conjunctions; for instance, the semicolon is what really connects the two clauses together.
- D. The conjunctive adverbs pretend they are conjunctions; nevertheless, the semicolon is what really connects the two clauses together.
Explanation: This option is correct. "However" is used correctly as a conjunctive adverb to contrast the two clauses.
Correct answer: The conjunctive adverbs pretend they are conjunctions; however, the semicolon is what really connects the two clauses together.- A. Not until the next morning did she realized how serious it was.
- B. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was?
- C. Not until the next morning she realized how serious it was.
- D. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.
Explanation: This option is correct. It correctly uses the inverted structure ("Not until the next morning did she") to emphasize the time frame…
Correct answer: Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.- A. I have not still read it, but would like to.
- B. I have not read it still, but would like to.
- C. Still I have not read it, would like to.
- D. I have not yet read it, but would like to.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Not yet" is the appropriate phrase to indicate that the action of reading has not happened up to now.
Correct answer: I have not yet read it, but would like to.- A. It's consequences will continue to influence greatly the early decades of the coming century.
- B. Its' consequences will continue to influence greatly the early decades of coming century.
- C. It's consequences will continue to greatly influence the early decades of coming century.
- D. Its consequences will continue greatly to influence the early decades of the coming century.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Its" is correctly used to indicate possession.
Correct answer: Its consequences will continue greatly to influence the early decades of the coming century.- A. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold for most plants and animals for live.
- B. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold to most plants and animals to live.
- C. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is very cold for most plants and animals to live.
- D. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold for most plants and animals to live.
Explanation: This option is correct. It effectively communicates that the extreme cold in Antarctica prevents most plants and animals from living…
Correct answer: The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold for most plants and animals to live.