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The white old house that used to be on the corner was torn down last week. |
| | A) | The white old house that used to be on the corner was torn down last week. |
| | B) | The old white house that used to be on the corner was last week torn down. |
| | C) | The old white house that used to be on the corner was torn down last week. |
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The bored story that Phong told us made us all sleepy. |
| | A) | The bored story that Phong told us made us all sleepy. |
| | B) | The bored story that Phong told us made us all sleep. |
| | C) | The boring story that Phong told us made us all sleepy. |
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The instructor was very disappointing about Diana's test score. |
| | A) | The instructor was very disappointed about Diana's test score. |
| | B) | The instructor was very disappoint about Diana's test score. |
| | C) | The instructor was very to be disappointing about Diana's test score. |
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Unfortunately, the police officer's directions were not help. |
| | A) | Unfortunately, the police officer's directions were not helping. |
| | B) | Unfortunately, the police officer's directions were not help. |
| | C) | Unfortunately, the police officer's directions were no help. |
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The stand-up young comedian made the audience laugh. |
| | A) | The stand-up comedian made the young audience laugh. |
| | B) | The young stand-up comedian made the audience laugh. |
| | C) | Young, the stand-up comedian, made the audience laugh. |
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Maria was amazing when she heard about the meteor. |
| | A) | Maria was amazed when she heard about the meteor. |
| | B) | Maria was amaze when she heard about the meteor. |
| | C) | Maria was amazing when she heard about the meteor. |
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Click to open the passage used in the following exercises. Edit the following short passage to correct errors in adjectives by choosing the correct revision from the alternatives offered below each of the numbered exercises. The numbers in brackets [ ] identify each sentence.
Which one of the following editing choices corrects the adjective error(s) in sentences [1] - [2]? |
| | A) | There are many things you can become interested in when you move to a big town. For example, most big towns have amazed art galleries, and many have zoos full with many kinds of animals. |
| | B) | There are many things you can become interested in when you move to a big town. For example, most big towns have amazing art galleries, and many have zoos filled with many kinds of animals. |
| | C) | There are many things you can become interesting in when you move to a big town. For example, most big towns have amazing art galleries, and many have zoos filled with many kinds of animals. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the adjective error(s) in sentence [3]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | You might see a huge gray old African elephant or a flock of black and white playful penguins. |
| | B) | You might see an African huge old gray elephant or a flock of black and white playful penguins. |
| | C) | You might see a huge old gray African elephant or a flock of playful black and white penguins. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the adjective error(s) in sentences [4] - [5]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Most big towns also have sports teams that are fun to watch, whether or not they are professional teams. In my town, there are several good high school sports teams, and they are not expensive to watch. |
| | B) | Most big towns also have sports teams that are fun to watch, whether or if they are professional teams. In my town, there are several good high school sports teams, and they are no expensive to watch. |
| | C) | Most big towns also have sports teams that are fun to watch, whether they are professional teams. In my town, there are several good high school sports teams, and they are no expensive to watch. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the adjective error(s) in sentences [6] - [7]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Almost every weekend I go to some kind of sports event. I enjoy watching the basketball games in the high school's new steel-and-glass gymnasium and watching the swim meets in its Olympic-sized turquoise pool. |
| | B) | Almost every weekend I go to some kind of sports event. I enjoy watching the basketball games in the high school's gymnasium of new steel-and-glass and watching the swim meets in its turquoise Olympic-sized pool. |
| | C) | Almost every weekend I go to some kind of sports event. I enjoy watching the basketball games in the high school's steel-and-glass new gymnasium and watching the swim meets in its pool of Olympic-sized turquoise. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the adjective error(s) in sentences [8] - [9]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Next year, my town will get a semi-pro hockey team. I am very excite about this and about everything there is for me to do in my big town |
| | B) | Next year, my town will get a semi-pro hockey team. I am very excited about this and about everything there is for me to do in my big town. |
| | C) | Next year, my town will get a hockey semi-pro team. I am very excited about this and about everything there is for me to do in my big town. |
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