Adjectives and Modifiers

Introducing the president, ________.
1. the senator's face was solemn.
2. the senator had a solemn face.
Fumbling with his notes, ________ seemed incoherent.
1. the prosecutor's questions
2. the prosectuor
Walking with a jaunty step, ______________
1. the defendent's mood seemed cheerful.
2. the defendent seemed to be in a cheerful mood.
After sitting for a long minute in stunned silence, _____________
1. the applause broke out like thunder in the auditorium.
2. the audience broke out in thunderous applause.
Although her fever had passed, she still felt so _____ she did not return immediately to class.
1. bad
2. badly
Because she still felt ________ from her recent flu, Marie had difficulty making her presentation in class.
1. bad
2. badly
Because she felt so tired, Marie feared that he would play ________ at the concert.
1. bad
2. badly
You __________ one more correct answer to make an A.
1. need only
2. only need
George __________________
1. just turned 21 yesterday.
2. turned 21 just yesterday.
At a meeting the week after the election, the ________ candidates congratulated the winners.
1. recently defeated
2. recently-defeated
The professor of modern art lived in an __________ house.
1. old fashion
2. old-fashion
3. old fashioned
4. old-fashioned
You take the lightest box, and I'll take the _________ one.
1. heaviest
2. most heavy
Her little pug might have been the _______ dog in the world.
1. most ugly
2. ugliest
The witness's ________ description helped police identify the suspect.
1. detail
2. detailed
All music was ________ by the Taliban.
1. band
2. banned
3. ban
The student newspaper launched a campaign to increase the ________ of readers.
1. amount
2. number