Adjective
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QUESTION 31
It was a really __________ experience.
Answer: The adjective 'terrifying' describes the noun 'experience'. The experience is the cause of the terror.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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'.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.