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©2019 by Robin L.
Simmons.
Adjectives and Adverbs
Or
really
Is it real windy?
windy?
This presentation
explains how to
discriminate
between and use
correct adjectival
and adverbial
forms.
An adjective and/or adverb
item on an objective test
might look like this ...
Sample Item
The mhandsom
a n l a y o net hmeacnoluacyh o
. n the
r ed c o u c h .
T h e m a n fsl iham
r t e d el
i n es
a bsol y
l d fm
l i rat n
end eir.
n an
extr em el y b o l d m a n n e r.
Sometimes
successfully!
W hat sounds right is not
always cor r ect!
K e n n y t h i n k s t h a t h e i s rreeal
a l cl o
yo l .
cool.
Blow us away
with what you
know.
Item 1
A. poorly
poorly
B. good
C. noisy
D. No change is necessary.
Item 2
A. real
B. so
C. well
D. No change
changeisisnecessary.
necessary.
Item 3
The excruciating
excruciatinglong
excruciatinglylong
long
school
school
school
day
day
day
put
putput
Wanda
Wanda
Wanda
inin in
A
a bad
bad mood.
mood. She
She was
was very
verytired
tiredand
andjust
just
B C
wanted to go home to relax.
A. excruciatingly
excruciatingly
B. worser
C. real
D. No change is necessary.
Item 4
The horrifying
horrifyingnews
newsthat
thatProfessor
ProfessorAnderson
Anderson
A
was assigning another 10-page paper made his
A. horrifyingly
B. bitterly
bitterly
C. real demanding
D. No change is necessary.
Item 5
A. loudest
B. real loud
C. loudly
loudly
D. No change is necessary.
Item 6
A. very quick
B. real quickly
C. right
right now
now
D. No change is necessary.
Item 7
A. real hot
B. profusely
profusely
C. merciless
D. No change is necessary.
Item 8
We moved into the new apartment realreal easy.
easily.
easy.
AA
Rebecca shamelessly
shamelesslyflirted
flirtedwith
withsome
somestrong
strong
B
neighbors who were happy
happy to to help
help with
with the
the
C
heavy boxes.
A. easily
easily
B. shameless
C. happily
D. No change is necessary.
Item 9
Alex did good
goodduring
well during
duringhis
his
hisspeeches,
speeches,
speeches,addressing
addressing
addressing
AA
his classmates with confidence and poise. But he
did poorly
poorlyfor
forthe
thesemester
semesterbecause
becausehe
henever
never
B
submitted homework punctually.
punctually.
C
A. well
well
B. poor
C. punctual
D. No change is necessary.
Item 10
The incessant
incessantloud
incessantly loud
loud
barks
barks
barks
ofofher
of
her
her
neighbor’s
neighbor’s
neighbor’s
dogs
dogs
dogs
A
kept Diane from getting a good
good night’s
night’s sleep.
sleep. She
She
B
did not feel well
well rested
rested the
the next
next day.
day.
C
A. incessantly
incessantly
B. well
C. good
D. No change is necessary.
The End.