Exercise 19

The adjectives and adverbs in the following sentences are correctly used. In every case show what they modify:

  1. The water lay smooth in the lake.
  2. She looked cold.
  3. The train runs smoothly now.
  4. The sun shone bright at the horizon.
  5. The sun shone brightly all day.
  6. She looks coldly about her.
  7. Be careful in your study of these sentences.
  8. Study these sentences carefully.
  9. We found the way easy.
  10. We found the way easily.
  11. He looked good.
  12. He looked well.
  13. We arrived safe.
  14. We arrived safely.
  15. Speak gently.
  16. Let your speech be gentle.

Exercise 20

Write sentences containing the following words correctly used:

Thoughtful, thoughtfully, masterful, masterfully, hard, hardly, cool, coolly, rapid, rapidly, ungainly, careful, carefully, eager, eagerly, sweet, sweetly, gracious, graciously.

40. Improper Forms of Adjectives. The wrong forms in the following list of adjectives are frequently used in place of the right forms:

RIGHTWRONG
everywhereeverywheres
not nearlynowhere near
not at allnot much or not muchly
illilly
firstfirstly
thusthusly
muchmuchly
unknownunbeknown
complexionedcomplected

Exercise 21

Correct the errors in the following sentences: