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Study Guide Answers
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1. Adjectives and adverbs are both ____________ .
a. infinitives b. superlatives c. modifiers d. participles
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1. c. modifiers |
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2. Adjectives modify ___________ , as in the sentence: "The quiet girl sits by the window."
a. nouns b. verbs c. adverbs d. pronouns
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2. a. nouns |
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3. Adverbs modify ___________ , as in the sentence: "The girl sits quietly by the window."
a. nouns b. verbs c. prepositions d. pronouns
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3. b. verbs |
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4. Adjectives can become adverbs upon the addition of certain ___________ .
a. prefixes b. tenses c. modifiers d. suffixes
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4. d. Suffixes |
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5. The __________ form of a word is used when comparing two things.
a. comparative b. diminutive c. dative d. superlative
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5. a. comparative |
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6. The __________ form of a word is used when comparing more than two items.
a. comparative b. diminutive c. dative d. superlative
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6. d. superlative |
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7. In the form mentioned in #5, what word would be used--more or most?
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7. More |
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8. In the form mentioned in #6, what word would be used--more or most?
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8. most |
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9. My sister is more patient than my brother. _______________________________
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9. adjective--more patient, modifying sister |
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10. This dog is the biggest dog I've ever seen! ______________________________
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10. adjective--biggest, modifying dog adverb--ever, modifying have seen |
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11. Dante's favorite saint was Saint Francis of Assisi. _________________________
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11. adjective--favorite, modifying saint |
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12. Isabel patiently waited for the bus. ______________________________________
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12. adverb--patiently, modifying waited |
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13. The oldest university in Europe is in Bologna, Italy. ________________________
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13. adjective--oldest, modifying university |
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14. Henry David Thoreau lived quietly on Walden Pond for twenty-six months.
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14. adverb--quietly, modifying lived |
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15. The word, "organelle," literally means "little organ." ______________________
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15. adverb--literally, modifying means adjective--little, modifying organ |
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