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11. This situation is __________ than the previous one.
  • C. worst
  • D. more bad
  • B. worse
  • A. bad
Answer: 'Bad' is an irregular adjective. Its comparative form is 'worse', and its superlative form is 'worst'. The sentence compares two situations, so the comparative form is needed.
12. The company has __________ information about its new product.
  • A. little
  • B. few
  • C. a few
  • D. many
Answer: 'Information' is an uncountable noun. 'Little' is used with uncountable nouns to mean 'not much'. 'Few' is used with countable nouns.
13. There are __________ students in the library today because of the holiday.
  • C. little
  • A. less
  • D. much
  • B. fewer
Answer: 'Students' is a countable noun. 'Fewer' is the correct comparative adjective to use with countable nouns. 'Less' is used with uncountable nouns.
14. The __________ puppy followed me home.
  • D. small adorable black
  • B. black small adorable
  • A. small black adorable
  • C. adorable small black
Answer: The correct order of adjectives is Opinion ('adorable'), Size ('small'), and then Color ('black').
15. This is a problem of __________ importance.
  • A. great
  • C. greatness
  • D. greater
  • B. greatly
Answer: An adjective is needed to modify the noun 'importance'. 'Great' is the adjective. 'Greatly' is an adverb, and 'greatness' is a noun.
16. Of the two plans, this one is __________.
  • C. good
  • A. the better
  • B. the best
  • D. better
Answer: When comparing two specific items, the structure 'the + comparative' is often used. 'The better' correctly compares the two plans.
17. The news was quite __________.
  • B. shock
  • D. shocking
  • A. shocked
  • C. shockingly
Answer: The adjective 'shocking' describes the thing that causes the emotion (the news). 'Shocked' describes the person who feels the emotion.
18. He speaks __________ English.
  • B. fluently
  • D. well
  • A. fluent
  • C. good
Answer: The word modifies the noun 'English', so an adjective is required. 'Fluent' is the correct adjective. 'Fluently' is an adverb that would modify a verb (e.g., 'He speaks fluently').
19. I prefer tea __________ coffee.
  • A. than
  • B. from
  • C. to
  • D. over
Answer: Adjectives like 'preferable', 'senior', 'junior', 'prior' are followed by the preposition 'to', not 'than'.
20. This dress is __________ to the one I saw yesterday.
  • B. superior
  • A. more superior
  • D. superiorer
  • C. most superior
Answer: Adjectives like 'superior', 'inferior', 'major', and 'minor' are already comparative in meaning and do not take 'more' or '-er'.