Exercise 32.3
Focus: Identifying errors and recognizing correct use of adjectives and adverbs.
Directions: Underline the form that correctly completes the sentence. The first one is done as an
example.
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1) In any animal community, herbivores __________ outnumber carnivores.
17) The nuclear-powered cargo ship Savannah proved (___________) impractical.
2) Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _____________.
18 ) SojournerTruth spoke (______________) in opposition to slavery.
3) ______________ airmail service in the United States began in 1918.
19) In 1948 Stan Getz made a (_______________) solo recording of the song “Early Autumn” which deeply influenced younger musicians.
4) Writer Ernest Hemingway was known for his ______________ language and his lively dialogue.
20) The planet Venus was once believed to be two (_____________) objects: the morning star Phosphorous and the evening star Hesperus.
5) The tiny coral snake is ________________ but deadly.
6) Skyscrapers developed _________________ in Chicago and New York City.
7) (___________________), bauxite is found near the surface, so it is relatively (simple/simply) to mine.
8) A good proofreader (_______________) examines a manuscript for errors in spelling and grammar as well as for factual mistakes.
9) The colony of New Hampshire was (_______________) separated from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692.
10) The most numerous and (_____________) distributed of all insectivorous animals are the shrews.
11) The endocrine system functions in (_____________) relationship with the nervous system.
12) A gap in the Coast Range of California provides (______________) access to the San Francisco Bay area.
13) Mushrooms are found in an (____________) range of sizes, colors, and shapes.
14) Some airplanes have an automatic pilot that is connected to the airplane’s controls and (______________) keeps the plane on course.
15) Winslow Homer, who had no (_____________) training in art, became famous for his paintings of the sea.
16) The potter’s wheel was an invention of (_____________) importance