Question 1

All the words shown in bold in the following sentence are adjectives. My friend, Lamar, is a committed volunteer for humanitarian groups.

Accepted Answer

In the sentence, "committed" is an adjective describing "volunteer," but "Lamar" is a proper noun serving as the name of the friend, not an adjective.

Question 2

How many adjectives (including articles) and adverbs appear in the following quote from the Dead Poets Society?Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;2&#10;B) &#8203;3&#10;C) &#8203;4&#10;D) &#8203;5

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

Which sentence does not include a dangling modifier?&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;While on the plane to a book signing, the writer outlined his next novel.&#10;B) &#8203;While on the plane to a book signing, the outline of the next novel was written by the writer.

Accepted Answer

The subject ("the writer") is clearly identified as the one who is doing the action of outlining the next novel. In contrast, in B, the subject is not identified and it is unclear who wrote the outline. This results in a dangling modifier.

Question 4

The words shown in bold in the following sentence are _____.At the nature center, we saw an owl, a hawk, and a falcon.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;articles&#10;B) &#8203;gerunds&#10;C) &#8203;infinitives

Accepted Answer

The words "an", "a", and "the" are articles, and they are used here to introduce and specify the animals that were seen. The other choices, gerunds and infinitives, are verb forms that are not present in the sentence.

Question 5

The words shown in bold in the following sentence are _____Nancy overslept today and was nearly late.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;adjectives&#10;B) &#8203;adverbs

Accepted Answer

The word "nearly" modifies the verb "was late," indicating when the lateness almost occurred. Therefore, it is an adverb modifying a verb, making B the correct choice.

Question 6

Which sentence is correct?&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;After a romantic marriage proposal, the couple took a limousine back to the city.&#10;B) &#8203;After a romantic marriage proposal, a limousine took the couple back to the city.

Accepted Answer

In this sentence, the subject "the couple" is the one taking the limousine back to the city, which is the logical way to express the action. Option B, where the limousine is the one taking the couple back, is not incorrect grammatically but sounds awkward and unclear.

Question 7

The following sentence places the modifier in the correct location.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;The company almost achieved a 25 percent increase in sales over last quarter.&#10;B) &#8203;The company achieved almost a 25 percent increase in sales over last quarter.

Accepted Answer

In this sentence, the modifier "almost" modifies the degree of increase in sales. Placing "almost" immediately before the percentage (25 percent) clarifies this meaning. Therefore, option B is the better choice as it places the modifier in the correct location.

Question 8

Choose the correct adjective in the following sentence.Jane is the _____ of three siblings.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;older&#10;B) &#8203;oldest

Accepted Answer

Since it is mentioned that Jane is "the" of three siblings, it implies that there are only three siblings and Jane is the oldest among them. Therefore, the adjective "oldest" is the correct choice.

Question 9

How many adjectives (including articles) and adverbs appear in the following quote from The Wizard of Oz? I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;2&#10;B) &#8203;3&#10;C) &#8203;4&#10;D) &#8203;5

Accepted Answer

The adjectives (including articles) are "your" and "little," and the adverbs are "too" and "pretty." Therefore, there are a total of four adjectives and adverbs.

Question 10

Choose the correct adjective in the following sentence. Of the two proposals presented, the committee considered the first one the _____ of the two.&#10;A) &#8203;best&#10;B) &#8203;better

Accepted Answer

When comparing two items, the comparative form "better" is used rather than the superlative form "best," which is used for comparisons among three or more items.

Deck 2: Modifiers