Newsletter Grammar Answers

 
–This section will cover a broad range of different grammar rules and explanations to help you understand sentence structure and improve awareness of English grammar.
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How to use adjectives/adverbs: Quick VS Quickly
Check your understanding of adjectives/adverbs: 
Read each of the following of sentences and select the best answer. Print out this lesson plan and ask your teacher to assist you in understanding the grammar rules.
 
1 We were not able to go swimming because it was raining (heavy / heavily)
2 Our team lost the match because we played (bad / badly)
3 We had so much fun during our vacation the time passed by (quick / quickly).
4 Jeremy is a very (careful / carefully) driver.
5 Everybody at the party was (colorful / colorfully) dressed.
6 Don’t climb that ladder! It doesn’t look (safe / safely).
7 Michael stays in great shape by excercising (regular / regularly).
8 We did not swim because the weather was (bad / badly).
9 There was a (sudden / suddenly) change in the weather.
10 Why do you always look so (serious / seriously)?
1. heavily 2. badly 3. quickly 4. careful 5. colorfully 6. safe 7. regularly 8. bad 9. sudden 10. serious
Moderate level exercises: Adverb vs Adjective
Read each of the following of sentences and write the appropriate form of the adjective/adverb as needed. Print out this lesson plan and ask your teacher to assist you in understanding the grammar rules.
 
careful(ly) complete(ly) continuous(ly) quick(ly) special(ly)
poor(ly) nervous(ly) perfect(ly) financial(ly) fluent(ly)
         
1 John’s report was ____________ written. There were many grammatical errors.
2 Jennifer is very ____________ when she drives. She never takes any risks.
3 I’d like to take a vacation, but it’s ____________ impossible for me at the moment.
4 Do you usually feel ____________ on first dates?
5 I am studying English because I would like to become as ____________ as possible.
6 The library is the best place to study if you like ____________ silence.
7 Happy Valentine’s day! I made this ____________ for you!
8 I prefer custom suits rather than buying off the rack. They fit me ____________.
9 Shinichi is a workaholic. He is ____________ busy all the time.
10 The new staff picks up new skills quite easily. She is a ____________ learner.
1. poorly 2. careful 3. financially 4. nervous 5. fluent 6. complete 7. specially 8. perfectly 9. continuously 10. quick
Difficult level exercises: Adjective vs Adverb
Each of the sentences below contain errors either with grammar, word order, or idea. Rewrite the sentences correctly.
1 I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was cheap reasonably.
I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was reasonably cheap.
2 Janice’s mother is ill seriously in the hospital.
Janice’s mother is seriously ill in the hospital.
3 I love your new apartment! It is so decoratedly nice.
I love your new apartment! It is so nicely decorated.
4 Tanaka san did very well on his exams because he studied hardly.
Tanaka san did very well on his exams because he studied hard.
5 Adam is generally a talkative person but he is quiet unusually today.
Adam is generally a talkative person but he is unusually quiet today.
6 The movie was unnecessary long. It could have been much shorter.
The movie was unnecessarily long. It could have been much shorter.
7 When I visited my hometown after a period of more than 25 years, I noticed that everything had complete changed.
When I visited my hometown after a period of more than 25 years, I noticed that everything had completely changed.
8 There was a badly accident on the highway. Two people were bad injured.
There was a bad accident on the highway. Two people were badly injured.
9 The meeting was an utterly failure. We could have done more to proper prepare for it.
The meeting was an utter failure. We could have done more to properly prepare for it.
10 It’s a reasonable cheap restaurant with extreme delicious food.
It’s a reasonably cheap restaurant with extremely delicious food.