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While the trick may look effortlessly, the actual execution of a perfect double back handspring is quite tricky to achieve successfully.
This sentence uses an adverb (effortlessly) to describe a noun (trick). An adjective would be more appropriate. The corrected sentence reads: While the trick may look effortless, the actual execution of a perfect double back handspring is quite tricky to achieve successfully.
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Having finished their homework, the students quick decided to escape to the TV for entertainment. No error
Here, "quick decided" contains the sentence's error. "Quick" is an adjective, but it is being used to describe a verb, "decided," so it needs to be in its adverbial form, "quickly."
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As soon as (A) he woke up, he sprinted (B) quick downstairs to open his gifts (C) that were (D) under the tree. (E) No error
Since "quick" is modifying the verb "ran," it needs to be an adverb. "Quick" is an adjective, but "quickly" is an adverb. So, "quick" must be changed to "quickly."
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The woman convinced the rest of humanity that the aliens should be allowed to stay, and they settled peaceful in the Great Barrier Reef.
This sentence uses the adjective “peaceful” to describe a verb. The correct sentence uses an adverb: The woman convinced the rest of humanity that the aliens should be allowed to stay, and they settled peacefully in the Great Barrier Reef.
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The nurse adjusted the bandages softly and gentle, as she knew the wound beneath them was very tender. No error
In this sentence, the adjective “gentle” modifies the verb “adjusted.” Given that adverbs can only modify verbs, the proper word would instead be “gently,” which is an adverb.
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The bird flew cautious over the fence, which the owners had laced with barbed wire. No error
In this sentence, the adjective “cautious” modifies the verb “flew.” Given that only adverbs can modify verbs, the proper word to use would instead be “cautiously,” which is an adverb.
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I could never distinguish between the two Johnson twins, and their mother did not help matters by dressing them similar.
In this sentence, the adjective “similar” modifies the verb “dressing.” As adjectives can only modify nouns and pronouns, an adverb should be used instead. The corrected sentence reads, "I could never distinguish between the two Johnson twins, and their mother did not help matters by dressing them similarly."
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The sloth crept slow across the roadway, risking life and limb in its determination to explore the world on the other side. No error
In this sentence, the adjective “slow” is used to modify the verb “crept.” Adjectives should only modify nouns and pronouns, so to correct the sentence's error, the adjective "slow" should be replaced with the adverb “slowly." The corrected sentence reads, "The sloth crept slowly across the roadway, risking life and limb in his determination to explore the world on the other side."
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May dragged on painful; Dorothy was counting the hours until graduation, and they couldn’t pass fast enough. No error
In this sentence, the adjective “painful” is used to describe the verb “dragged on.” As adjectives only describe nouns and pronouns, "painful" contains the sentence's error, and the adverb "painfully" would be a grammatically correct choice. The corrected sentence reads, "May dragged on painfully; Dorothy was counting the hours until graduation, and they couldn’t pass fast enough."
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My mother explained the process to me in an excruciating detailed manner; you don’t need to worry about me forgetting anything.
In this sentence, the adjective “excruciating” is used to describe the other adjective “detailed.” Adverbs should describe adjectives, so the adverb form “excruciatingly” would be better. The corrected sentence reads: My mother explained the process to me in an excruciatingly detailed manner; you don’t need to worry about me forgetting anything.
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The kite caught the breeze, flew up in the air, danced graceful about the sky, and lodged itself in a tree.
In this sentence, the adjective “graceful” is used to describe the verb “danced.” Adverbs, not adjectives, should describe verbs, so the adverb version “gracefully” would be better. The corrected sentence reads: The kite caught the breeze, flew up in the air, danced gracefully about the sky, and lodged itself in a tree.
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It was impossible to choose between the litter, because all of the kittens were just too adorable!
The correct adverb here would be among, because there are multiple kittens in a litter, not just two.
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The scapula are not actual connected to the rib cage through any bones or joints.
In this sentence, the adjective “actual” is used to describe the verb “connected.” The adverb should be used instead. The corrected sentence reads: The scapula are not actually connected to the rib cage through any bones or joints.
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She will arrive lately than expected due to travel issues.
The underlined portion of the sentence uses an adverb "lately," where an adjective should be used. The only answer choice that properly uses an adjective is "later than expected," which is the correct answer choice.
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Tom had a terrible sense of direction but a wonderful sense of humor; he consistently headed off in the complete wrong direction but laughed about it later. No error
This sentence uses an adjective (“complete”) to describe another adjective (“wrong”). An adverb is the correct part of speech in this context. The corrected sentence reads: "Tom had a terrible sense of direction but a wonderful sense of humor; he consistently headed off in the completely wrong direction but laughed about it later."
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In the following question, please choose the best sentence improvement.
The parents looked at their college graduate so proud that they seemed to glow with happiness.
The word proud needs to be an adverb because it is modifying looked.
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Chad’s political views took an abrupt swing to the left; afterwards, he had to find a way to remove bumper stickers quick. No error
In this sentence, the adjective “quick” describes the verb “remove.” An adverb would be more appropriate. The corrected sentence reads: Chad’s political views took an abrupt swing to the left, and he had to find a way to remove bumper stickers quickly.
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Brayden carried the basket from the coop to the house careful and slow, mindful not to break any of the eggs within it. No error
the words "careful and slow" are describing the verb "carried," and so should be adverbs instead of adjectives. The correction would be "carefully and slowly."
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Many people find the appearance of the potoo, a small brown bird, to be extremely amusing due to the large of its round, yellow eyes. No error
You can spot this sentence's error by realizing that the adjective "large" needs to be a noun because it is preceded by the definite article "the," which refers to nouns, not adjectives. Changing "large" to "largeness" would correct the sentence's error.
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Randy grabbed the ball with his hand, moving intense and with a focused look in his steely blue eyes. No error
The underlined word "intense" modifies the verb, "grabbed." Therefore, "intense" should be an adverb, not an adjective. "Intense" is an adjective; the appropriate adverb would be "intensely."
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