Awesome Adjectives!
Quiz Instructions: You have 15 seconds for each question. The key learning and explanation sections are not timed.
Quiz Instructions: You have 15 seconds for each question. The key learning and explanation sections are not timed.
Key learning: When several adjectives are used together, the order depends on the adjective’s fun
If you can’t remember the order, just keep in mind that the more important the adjective, the nearer it is to the noun. Remember, it’s unusual to have more than three consecutive adjectives in a sentence.
3. Our new office has ________ furniture
4. We’ve invested in ______ tools recently.
Key learning: When two or more adjectives work together to modify a word they precede, hyphenate them.
5. His spats with customers are becoming an all-too-common phenomenon.
6. The researcher came up with an amazingly-simple solution to the problem.
Explanation: You can’t create a compound adjective by joining an adverb (amazingly) and adjective (simple). Here “amazingly” describes the adjective “simple” and not the noun “solution.”
Explanation: You can’t create a compound adjective by joining an adverb (amazingly) and adjective (simple). Here “amazingly” describes the adjective “simple” and not the noun “solution.”
7. Our simple, easy-to-use tools will help you populate the data.
8. Burt comes across as a level headed professional.
Explanation: Hyphenate “level-headed” as it modifies “professional.”
Explanation: Hyphenate “level-headed” as it modifies “professional.”
9. Of the two documents, this one is clearer.
Explanation: When comparing two things, use the comparative degree (clear, clearer, clearest)
Explanation: When comparing two things, use the comparative degree (clear, clearer, clearest)
10. I have lesser work today than I had yesterday.
Explanation: The comparative form of "little" is “less,” not “lesser.”
Explanation: The comparative form of "little" is “less,” not “lesser.”
11. Of all the candidates we interviewed today, she seemed the brightest.
Explanation: When comparing more three or more things, use the superlative degree (bright/brighter/brightest).
Explanation: When comparing more three or more things, use the superlative degree (bright/brighter/brightest).
Key learning: Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
12. Fortunately, the reorganization was handled really good by our team.
Correct answer: Fortunately, the reorganization was handled really well by our team.
Explanation: Adverbs, not adjectives describe verbs. Here the verb “handled” can be described by the adverb “well.”
Correct answer: Fortunately, the reorganization was handled really well by our team.
Explanation: Adverbs, not adjectives describe verbs. Here the verb “handled” can be described by the adverb “well.”
13. Gale reads quick so maybe she can go through this draft.
Correct answer: Gale reads quickly so maybe she can go through this draft.
Explanation: Adverbs, not adjectives describe verbs. Here the verb “reads” can be described by the adverb “quickly.”
Correct answer: Gale reads quickly so maybe she can go through this draft.
Explanation: Adverbs, not adjectives describe verbs. Here the verb “reads” can be described by the adverb “quickly.”
14. Jack is feeling terribly about losing the J&J account.
Correct answer: Jack is feeling terrible about losing the J&J account.
Explanation: All feelings are abstract nouns; use the adjective “terrible” instead of the adverb “terribly” to describe a noun.
Correct answer: Jack is feeling terrible about losing the J&J account.
Explanation: All feelings are abstract nouns; use the adjective “terrible” instead of the adverb “terribly” to describe a noun.
Key learning: Adjectives ending in “-ic” and “-ical” often have different meanings.
15. A diesel car is usually more _____ than a petrol one.
Explanation:
Economic means related to money, industry, or trade.
Economical means careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources.
Explanation:
Economic means related to money, industry, or trade.
Economical means careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources.
16. You need to review the organization’s ______ attrition data before you devise a retention plan.
Explanation:
Historic means important or likely to be important in history.
Historical means related to the study of things from the past.
Explanation:
Historic means important or likely to be important in history.
Historical means related to the study of things from the past.
17. The candidate must have strong _____ skills in addition to good communication skills.
Explanation: Analytic and analytical are synonyms so both options are correct.
Explanation: Analytic and analytical are synonyms so both options are correct.
18. Please proofread the document—I spotted _____ errors.
Explanation: Use “few” when you mean "not many;” use “a few” when you mean “some.”
Example:
I have a few [=some/a small number of] questions.
I have few questions. [=I do not have many questions]
Explanation: Use “few” when you mean "not many;” use “a few” when you mean “some.”
Example:
I have a few [=some/a small number of] questions.
I have few questions. [=I do not have many questions]
19. Jimmy doesn’t have _____ time to work on this report.
Explanation: Use “much” with uncountable nouns and “many” with countable nouns.
Explanation: Use “much” with uncountable nouns and “many” with countable nouns.
20. She budgeted _____ hours for this project than what was required.