Adjective
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21. Mount Everest is the __________ peak in the world.
Answer: The sentence compares Mount Everest to all other peaks in the world, so the superlative form 'highest' is required.
22. His performance was not as __________ as we had expected.
Answer: The structure 'as ... as' is used for positive degree comparisons. We need the positive form of the adjective, which is 'good'.
23. The story was too __________ to be believed.
Answer: An adjective is needed after 'too' to describe the story. 'Incredible' is the correct adjective. 'Incredibly' is an adverb.
24. Can you show me __________ book on the shelf?
Answer: 'Book' is a singular noun. 'That' is a demonstrative adjective used for a singular noun that is at a distance. 'These' and 'those' are for plural nouns.
25. __________ car is parked outside?
Answer: 'Whose' is an interrogative adjective used to ask about possession. 'Who's' is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has'.
26. The journey was long and __________.
Answer: The adjective 'exhausting' describes the noun 'journey'. It means the journey caused exhaustion.
27. This is by far the __________ movie I've seen this year.
Answer: The phrase 'by far the...' requires a superlative adjective. 'Worst' is the superlative form of 'bad'.
28. She has a __________ knowledge of the subject.
Answer: An adjective is needed to describe the noun 'knowledge'. 'Deep' is the adjective. 'Deeply' is an adverb.
29. He gave me a beautiful __________ vase.
Answer: The correct order of adjectives is Origin ('Italian') before Material ('glass').
30. The two brothers are not very __________.
Answer: 'Alike' is a predicative adjective, meaning it usually comes after a linking verb (like 'are') and cannot be placed before a noun.
31. It was a really __________ experience.
Answer: The adjective 'terrifying' describes the noun 'experience'. The experience is the cause of the terror.
32. My __________ brother is a doctor.
Answer: 'Elder' and 'eldest' are used to compare the ages of family members. 'Older' and 'oldest' can be used for both people and things.
33. I found the __________ pages of the book.
Answer: 'Torn' is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the state of the noun 'pages'.
34. This project is __________ to the one we completed last year.
Answer: The adjective 'similar' is followed by the preposition 'to' when making a comparison.
35. He is the __________ member of the committee.
Answer: While adjectives ending in '-or' (like senior, junior) take 'to' instead of 'than', for superlative sense in a group, 'most senior' or 'senior-most' is used. 'Most senior' is more common and widely accepted.
36. I have __________ work to do today.
Answer: 'Work' is an uncountable noun. 'A lot of' can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. 'Many', 'several', and 'a few' are used with countable nouns.
37. The __________ child was crying for his mother.
Answer: The adjective 'frightened' describes the feeling of the 'child'. He felt fear. A 'frightening' child would be one who causes fear in others.
38. His house is __________ from the station than mine.
Answer: 'Farther' refers to physical distance, while 'further' refers to a metaphorical or figurative distance (e.g., 'further details'). Since the sentence is about the station's distance, 'farther' is correct.
39. The __________ part of the exam was the easiest.
Answer: 'Latter' refers to the second of two things mentioned. 'Last' refers to the final item in a series of more than two.
40. She looked __________ at the beautiful sunset.
Answer: The verb 'looked' is a linking verb in this context, describing the subject's state. Therefore, it is followed by an adjective ('happy'), not an adverb.