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0008 Recognize Common Errors of Sentence Construction, Grammar, and Usage

Identify Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Adverbs modify or describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. A common error is the use of an adjective when it should be an adverb.

The sentence below is incorrect.

I’m not feeling so good today.

The adjective "good" was used to modify the verb "feeling" and this mistake should be corrected to:

I’m not feeling so well today.

1) For the sentence below write a correction. Click here when you are finished.

He did bad on the test.

He did poorly on the test.

When adjectives are used, the correct form will depend on its situation.

The adjective "good" is used correctly as:

Joe is a good boxer.

The comparative form "better" is needed to compare Joe against one other boxer.

Joe is a better boxer than Mike.

The superlative form "best" is used to compare Joe against two or more other boxers.

Joe is the best boxer in the state.

2) Use the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective "bad" to complete the two sentences shown below. Click here when you are finished.

Tim is a bad tennis player.

Tim is a ________ tennis player than Sam.

Tim is the ________ tennis player in the school.

3) Use comparative and/or superlative forms to complete the sentences shown below. Click here when you are finished.

She is beautiful.

She is __________(more, most) beautiful than her sister.

She is the __________(more, most) beautiful woman in the entire family.

4) Insert the comparative and superlative forms for the adjectives shown below. Click here when you are finished.

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