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Example Question #1 : Usage
Select from the given options the one that includes a usage error. If all of the options are correct, select "no mistakes."
Possible Answers:
The brain trauma issue deeply bothers me, especially when the players are not being paid.
I sincerely do not like football.
We had a terrible time at the football game. It was bitter cold.
No mistakes
Correct answer:
We had a terrible time at the football game. It was bitter cold.
Explanation:
The example sentence erroneously uses an adjective where an adverb is needed. "Bitter," in this context, modifies the verb "was," and therefore should be replaced by the adverb "bitterly." If the cold were being used as a noun, then the adjective form of "bitter" would be appropriate—for example, "We were wrapped in a bitter cold."
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