Math & English Homework help
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10.rtf1 Answer:
That novel is the _____ book I have ever read.
a. most fascinating
b. more fascinating
2 Answer:
Gloria likes baked potatoes more than _____ food.
a. any
b. any other
3 Answer:
That shade of blue is the _____ of all those I have seen.
a. prettiest
b. prettier
4 Answer:
This is the _____ of the two kittens.
a. smaller
b. smallest
5 Answer:
Alan is the _____ of all the members of his family.
a. less outgoing
b. least outgoing
6 Answer:
I felt _____ on Monday than I feel today.
a. worse
b. worser
7 Answer:
The instruction manual that came with the VCR was the _____ pamphlet I
have ever read.
a. least helpful
b. less helpful
8 Answer:
Having read all four of the local newspaper reports, I concluded that
the Times had covered the election the _____.
a. most thoroughly
b. more thoroughly
9 Answer:
The aerobic effect of tennis is far greater than _____.
a. golf
b. that of golf
10 Answer:
The apple pie was much _____ than the cherry pie.
a. better
b. more good
11 Answer:
Since the fish smelled _____, we did not eat it.
a. badly
b. bad
12 Answer:
The music was performed very _____.
a. badly
b. bad
13 Answer:
The tire is leaking _____.
a. bad
b. badly
14 Answer:
Your little girl speaks very _____ for a two-year-old.
a. good
b. well
15 Answer:
The veterinarian could tell that the dog was not feeling _____.
a. good
b. well
16 Answer:
She looks _____ in anything whe wears.
a. good
b. well
17 Answer:
The gymnast scored _____ in the competition.
a. well
b. good
18 Answer:
Ice cream is my favorite dessert, and this ice cream tastes really
_____.
a. good
b. well
19 Answer:
Rita felt _____ when her team lost the playoff game.
a. badly
b. bad
20 Answer:
My mother sings _____.
a. good
b. well
21 Answer:
A distant object became visible to the pedestrian in the sky.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
22 Answer:
Only Ying plays in the band.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
23 Answer:
Always seeking perfection, Michael plays golf with grim determination.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
24 Answer:
Keeping to the side of the road, the gas station soon appeared.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
25 Answer:
Keeping to the side of the road, the car limped into the gas station.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
26 Answer:
The woman wrote her name on the contract with strong reservations.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
27 Answer:
After standing all day, the couch looked so inviting.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
28 Answer:
After work he went to the party at his friend's house.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
29 Answer:
Only Pat knows who bought the gift, and she won't tell anyone else.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
30 Answer:
I saw an accident riding into work this morning.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
31 Answer:
Don't never go swimming by yourself.
a. double comparison
b. double negative
c. correct
32 Answer:
Tina was one of the most smartest girls in the school.
a. double comparison
b. double negative
c. correct
33 Answer:
No other tree grows more quickly than no poplar.
a. double comparison
b. double negative
c. correct
34 Answer:
Jennifer was among the fittest girls on the team.
a. double comparison
b. double negative
c. correct
35 Answer:
Don't buy anything from the street vendors.
a. double comparison
b. double negative
c. correct
