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41. His ideas are __________ and innovative.
Answer: Adjectives like 'unique', 'perfect', 'complete', 'extreme' are absolute or non-gradable. They do not have comparative or superlative forms.
42. Could you give me __________ advice?
Answer: 'Advice' is an uncountable noun. 'Some' is used with uncountable nouns in positive and request sentences. 'Many' and 'a few' are for countable nouns.
43. He has __________ money, but he is not happy.
Answer: 'Money' is an uncountable noun. 'Plenty of' can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns to mean 'a large amount'. 'Many', 'a few', and 'several' are for countable nouns.
44. The food tastes __________.
Answer: 'Tastes' is a linking verb in this sentence, connecting the subject ('food') to a description. Therefore, it is followed by an adjective ('delicious').
45. He is one of the __________ people I know.
Answer: The phrase 'one of the...' is always followed by a superlative adjective and a plural noun. 'Kindest' is the superlative form of 'kind'.
46. She is __________ of the two sisters.
Answer: When comparing exactly two people or things, the structure 'the + comparative' is used to single one out. 'The prettier' correctly compares the two sisters.
47. He wrote a __________ analysis of the situation.
Answer: An adjective is needed to describe the noun 'analysis'. 'Thoughtful' is the correct adjective. 'Thought' is a noun/verb, 'thoughtfully' is an adverb, and 'thoughtfulness' is a noun.
48. This shirt is __________ expensive for me to buy.
Answer: The structure 'too + adjective + to + verb' is used to indicate a negative result. The shirt is so expensive that I cannot buy it.
49. She is as __________ as a bee.
Answer: The construction 'as ... as' is used for comparisons of equality and takes the positive form of the adjective.
50. The __________ thing about the trip was the food.
Answer: The sentence implies a comparison of all things on the trip, requiring the superlative form. For adjectives with multiple syllables like 'enjoyable', we use 'most' to form the superlative.
51. She owns a __________ leather jacket.
Answer: The correct adjective order is Opinion ('stylish'), Age ('old'), Color ('black'), and then Material ('leather').
52. I have no __________ reason to doubt him.
Answer: 'Further' means 'additional' or 'more'. 'Farther' refers to physical distance. Here, 'further' correctly means 'additional reason'.
53. What is the __________ news from the capital?
Answer: 'Latest' refers to the most recent in time. 'Last' refers to the final one in a sequence.
54. The __________ man in the village is over a hundred years old.
Answer: 'Oldest' is used to refer to the greatest age among people or things in general. 'Eldest' is typically reserved for comparing ages within a family.
55. The patient's condition is getting __________ day by day.
Answer: To show a continuous change, a repeated comparative adjective (comparative + and + comparative) is used. 'Worse' is the comparative of 'bad'.
56. He is __________ to make such a silly mistake.
Answer: The phrase 'too clever to...' means he is so clever that he would not make such a mistake. This structure implies a negative outcome.
57. Which of these is not a descriptive adjective?
Answer: 'Beautiful', 'tall', and 'red' describe qualities of a noun. 'My' is a possessive adjective, indicating ownership rather than a quality.
58. We had a __________ time at the picnic.
Answer: The adjective 'wonderful' is needed to describe the noun 'time'.
59. The clown's performance was very __________.
Answer: The performance caused amusement, so the '-ing' form, 'amusing', is used to describe it. People who watched it were 'amused'.
60. The instructions were not very __________.
Answer: After the linking verb 'were', an adjective is needed to describe the 'instructions'. 'Clear' is the adjective.