Dr. Norman Prinsky

Engl. 1101

Test on Ch. 37 (Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs) in NMHH (Additionally: 30d-e [adjectives, adverbs], 31f [how certain phrases can function as modifiers], and 31-i [how certain clauses can function as modifiers])

1. According to NMHH, adjectives and adverbs can add what to writing: (a) flavor (b) precision (c) flavor and precision (d) grammatical correctness

2. The adjective quixotic is an example of a category of adjectives (discussed in NMHH) derived from: (a) a proper noun (b) transitive verbs (c) a possessive pronoun (d) the definite article

3. In the following sentence -- The unemployed should not be equated with the lazy -- the words “unemployed” and “lazy” are best described as: (a) adjectives (b) nouns (c) adjectives functioning as nouns (d) pronouns

4. The problem with the following sentence -- The customer service improvement plan manager explained the new procedures -- is: (a) underuse of verbs (b) overuse of nouns as adjectives (c) underuse of pronouns (d) overuse of adjectives

5. In the following sentence -- Dickens mixed humor and pathos better than any other English writer after Shakespeare -- the word “better” functions as: (a) noun (b) verb (c) adjective (d) adverb

6. In the sentence referred to in the immediately preceding question, the word “better” modifies: (a) “Dickens” (b) ”mixed” (c) “humor” (d) “other”

7. The problem with the following sentence -- The crowd yelled loud after the game-winning home run -- is using: (a) adjectives and adverbs too closely together (b) an adverb rather than an adjective (c) prepositional phrases as modifiers (d) an adjective rather than an adverb

8. A student who says “I felt badly last night after eating that whole pizza” should see (with reference to the grammar of the sentence) a: (a) neurologist (b) dietician (c) psychologist(d) dating counselor

Exercise 37.1

9. 37.1#1 - The word “destructive” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

10. 37.1#1 - the word “viruses” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “to computers” (c) by “destructive” (d) by “spread”

11. 37.1#1 - The word “serious” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

12. 37.1#1 - The word “problem” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “serious” (c) by “world” (d) by “around”

13. 37.1#1 - The word “potentially” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

14. 37.1#1 - The word “consequences” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “potentially” (c) by “with” (d) by “deadly”

15. 37.1#1 - The word “deadly” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

16. 37.1#1 - The word “deadly” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “consequences” (c) by “with” (d) by “potentially”

17 37.1#2 - The phrase “carried by infected e-mails” functions as a/an: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) adjective (d) adverb

18. 37.1#2 - The word “viruses” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “spread” (c) “carried by infected e-mails” (d) by “moving from computer to computer” (e) c and d

19. 37.1#2 - The word “infected” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

20. 37.1#2 - The word “e-mails” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “infected” (c) by “viruses” (d) b & c

21. 37.1#2 - The word “fast” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

22. 37.1#2 - The word “spread” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “fast” (c) by “carred . . . e-mails” (d) by “viruses”

23. 37.1#3 - The word “badly” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

24. 37.1#3 - The word “badly” modifies: (a) nothing in the sentence (b) “viruses” (c) “have hit” (d) “businesses”

25. 37.1#3 - The phrase “disrupting . . . offices” functions as a: (a) noun (b) verb (c) modifier (d) preposition

26. 37.1#4 - The word group “Because viruses are so harmful” is: (a) a phrase (b) a main clause (c) a subordinate clause (d) b & c

27. 37.1#4 - The word group “Because viruses are so harmful” functions as a: (a) noun (b) verb (c) modifier (d) preposition

28. 37.1#4 - The word “harmful” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

29. 37.1#4 - The word “harmful” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “so” (c) by “are” (d) by “viruses”

30. 37.1#4 - The word “so” is a/an: (a) noun (b) conjunction (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

31. 37.1#4 - The word “computer” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

32. 37.1#4 - The word “users” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “computer” (c) by “should install” (d) by “viruses”

33. 37.1#4 - The word “antivirus” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) verb (e) adverb

34. 37.1#4 - The word “software” is modified: (a) not at all (b) by “should install” (c) by “users” (d) by “antivirus”

35. 37.1#4 - The word “regularly” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

36. 37.1#4 - The word “regularly” modifies: (a) “viruses” (b) “harmful” (c) “software” (d) “update”

37. 37.1#5 - The word “other” functions as a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) pronoun (d) adjective (e) adverb

38. 37.1#5 - The word “other” modifies: (a) “precautions” (b) “include” (c) “messages” (d) nothing in the sentence

39. 37.1#5 - The word “good” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

40. 37.1#5 - The word “good” modifies: (a) “firewall” (b) “maintaining” (c) “precautions” (d) nothing in the sentence

41. 37.1#5 - The word “well” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

42. 37.1#5 - The word “well” modifies: (a) “include” (b) “maintaining” (c) ”screening” (d) nothing in the sentence

43. 37.1#5 - The word “suspicious” is a/an: (a) noun (b) noun used as adjective (c) adjective (d) adverb

44. 37.1#5 - The word “suspicious” modifies: (a) “opening” (b) “messages” (c) “precautions” (d) nothing in the sentence

45. The subject matter of exercise 37.1 is: (a) biology (b) political science (c) computer science (d) anthropology

37.2

46. 37.2#1 - The word “well”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “good” (c) should be “very good”

47. 37.2#2 - The word “real”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “really” (c) should be “real, real”

48. 37.2#3 - The word “probable”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “probably” (c) should be “very probable”

49. 37.2#4a - The word “social”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “socially” (c) should be “societally”

50. 37.2#4b - The word “sure”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “surely” (c) should be “certain”

51. 37.2#5 - The word “good”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “well” (c) should be “very well”

52. 37.2#6 - The word “well”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “good” (c) should be “very well”

53. 37.2#7 - The word “good”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “well” (c) should be “goodly”

54. 37.2#8 - The word “bad”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “badly” (c) should be “more bad”

55. 37.2#9 - The word “well”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “good” (c) should be “more well”

56. The subject matter of exercise 37.2 is: (a) political science (b) economics (c) sociology (d) history

57. The adjective “blue” represents which “degree” in the comparison of adjectives or adverbs: (a) positive (b) comparative (c) superlative

58. The adjective “lowest” represents which “degree” in the comparison of adjectives or adverbs: (a) positive (b) comparative (c) superlative

59. The adjective “hotter” represents which “degree” in the comparison of adjectives or adverbs: (a) positive (b) comparative (c) superlative

60. Modifiers such as “unique,” “infinite,” “impossible,” “perfect,” and “destroyed” are: (a) superlative (b) comparative (c) absolute

61. Modifiers such as those referred to in the immediately preceding question cause grammatical and usage problems in all of the following sentences except which one: (a) Her clothing choice was truly bizarre (b) Hilda was very pregnant (c) Dr. Prinsky’s personal library is very unique (d) The town was completely destroyed

62. The sentence “Gasoline prices cannot hardly go up further without hurting the economy” represents the modifier error of: (a) double comparative (b) double dosing (c) double superlative (d) double negative

37.3

63. 37.3#1 The modifier “controversialest”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “more controversial” (c) should be “most controversial”

64. 37.3#2 The modifier “more popular”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “most popular” (c) should be “popularer”

65. 37.3#3 The modifier “more easy”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “easier” (c) should be “most easy”

66. 37.3#4 The modifier “worser”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “more worse” (c) should be “worst”

67. 37.3#5 The modifier “more newer”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “most new” (c) should be “newest”

68. 37.3#6 The modifier “more hard”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “harder” (c) should be “most hard”

69. 37.3#7 The modifier “no different”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “no differently” (c) should be “no differenter”

70. 37.3#8 The modifier in “no humans”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “none humans” (c) should be “any humans”

71. 37.3#10 The modifier in “cannot hardly believe”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “can’t hardly believe” (c) should be “can hardly believe”

72. The subject matter of exercise 37.3 is: (a) sociology (b) art history (c) chemistry (d) biology

37.4 - label the sentences as follows: (a) “Although there” (b) “The functionalist” (c) “No ancestor” (d) “Promoted here” (e) “For a” (f) “On the” (g) “Other sociological” (h) “However, each” (i) “Relating small-scale” (j) “Similarly, feminist”

73. In sentence (a) the modifier in “most commonest”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “more common” (c) should be “commonest”

74. In sentence (b) the modifier in “usual”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “usually” (c) should be “typical”

75. In sentence (c) the modifier in “most famous”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “famouser” (c) should be “more famous”

76. In sentence (d) the modifier in “cannot hardly”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “can’t hardly” (c) should be “can hardly”

77. In sentence (e) the modifier in “best understood”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “better understood” (c) should be “most best understood”

78. In sentence (e) the modifier in “good”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “well” (c) should be “goodly”

79. In sentence (f) the modifier in “more better”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “better” (c) should be “best”

80. In sentence (g) the modifier in “sure”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “surely” (c) should be “certain”

81. In sentence (h) the modifier in “most best”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “bestly” (c) should be “best” (d) should be “more better”

82. In sentence (i) the modifier in “really”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “real” (c) should be “truely” (d) a or c

83. In sentence (a) the modifier in “Similarly”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “Similar” (c) either a or b

84. In sentence (a) the modifier in “most perfectly”: (a) is correct as is (b) should be “more perfectly” (c) should be “very”

85. The subject matter of exercise 37.4 is: (a) political science (b) anthropology (c) sociology (d) economics