Name: Class: Basis No 31 PROBLEMS WITH MODIFIERS Mark Exercise 1 1. She hasn't seen her family________ three years ago. a. since b. for c. from d. before 2. Just put your coat in________ a. the hall closet b. the closet of the hall c. the hall's closet d. hall closet 3. Bill came to work at the University thirty years__________ a. strongly b. so strong c. from d. ago 4. This drink tastes a little_______ to me. a. strongly b. so strong c. strong d. too much strong 5. I like these dishes but___________ is a little too small. a. the tea cup b. the cup of tea c. the tea's cup d. the cup for the tea 6. My sister has a ________ baby. a. two- months-old b. two-month- olds c. two-months-olds d. two-month-old 7. The one in the window was_____ expensive that I couldn't afford it. a. so b. too c. too much d. very 8. We used to go skiing in Michigan every winter, but________ for the past five seasons. a. I don't go b. I haven't gone c. I'm not going d. I didn't go 9. It is______ day that travel advisories have been issued for most of the major highways. a. such snowy b. so snowy c. such a snowy d. such snowy a 10. Our reservations are for________ a. sixth June b. six June c. the sixth of June d. the six of June 11. They listened______ while the examiner gave them the directions for Part I. a. attentive b. attentively c. attentiveness d. attention 12. The cookies that you sent over were_________ that I ate them all. a. very good b. too good c. so good d. good 13. Jacobson's is one of the most expensive_______ in the city. a. department store b. departments stores c. departments store d. department stores 14. I don't understand how John could have made________ in judgment. a. such big mistake such a big mistake c. so a big mistake d. so big mistake 15. You can give me a receipt if you want to, but your word is_________ for me. a. enough good b. good as enough c. good enough d. good than enough 16. Beriberi had long beena________ disease. a. seriously b. serious c. commonly d. community 17. God is present under the sea in ________ concentratins that it is difficult to extract it. a. very minute b. quite minute c. such minute d. so minute 18. Lightning currents ________ to the interior of an airplane. Last saved by Janny 1 4/8/2015 a. seldom penetrate b. penetrate seldom c. rare penetrate d. penetrate in rarity 19. This animal extracfts _________ from food to sustain itself. a. calories enough b. calories for enough c. enough for calories d. enough calories 20. The machine careated _______that I couldn't sleep. a. so a noise b. so much noise c. so noisy d. so many noises Exercise 2 1. Sam usually does his work very_____ and well, but today he seemed a little preoccupied. a. careful b. careful manner c. carefully d. care 2. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes________ a. badly b. too badly c. too much bad d. bad 3. ____ here since 1976 when her parents moved from New York. a. She's lived b. She's living c. She was living d. She'd live 4. We'll get________ by train if we leave tonight a. fast enough there b. there fast enough c. there enough fast d. enough fast there 5. If the cab arrives_______ you will miss you flight. a. lately b. lateness c. more later d. late 6. It was________ that we went camping in the mountains last weekend. a. such nice weather b. so nice a weather c. too nice weather d. nice weather 7. The homecoming football game will be played on_________ a. two September b. the second of September c. September two d. the two of September 8. Mary overslept and was ________ late that she missed her bus. a. so b. too c. much d. very 9. Could you please tell me the____ for Biology 457 and Chemistry 610? a. rooms numbers b. rooms number c. room's number d. room numbers 10. I think it's ________ to take a few more pictures. a. enough light b. light as enough c. light enough d. enough as light 11. Last Sunday was ________ that we took a drive in the country. a. so beautiful day b. such a beautiful a day c. such a beautiful weather d. so beautiful a day 12. The conference was organized for all of the________ in the state. a. mathematic teachers b. mathematics teachers c. mathematics teacher d. mathematic's teachers 13. It is difficult to finda________ in the Washington area for less than #300 a month. a. two- bedroom apartment b. two-bedrooms apartment c. two- bedrooms apartments d. two- bedroom apartments 14. I am expecially glad that Bod decided to come to the party because we hadn't seen him_____ several months. a. since b. until c. before d. for Last saved by Janny 2 4/8/2015 15. John and I like to watch the games on TV because we can see more______ than we could from a seat in the stadium. a. clear b. clearness c. clearly d. clearer 16. The woman appeared _______ after her surgery. a. week b. weakly c. in a weak way d. in a weak manner 17. The student will have_______ tomorrow morning 18. a. a two- hours class b. a class of two hour c. two hours of class d. a two- hour class 18. V¾ng 19. There has been _______ little rain that the grass is yellow. a. such b. very c. so d. quite 20. He spoke for________ that they thought he would never stop. a. long time such b. so a long time c. a such long time d. such a long time Exercise 1 1a 2a 3d 4c 5a 6d 7a 8b 9c 10c 11b 12c 13d 14b 15c 16b 17c 18a 19d 20b Exercise 2 1c 2d 3a 4b 5d 6a 7b 8a 9d 10c 11d 12b 13a 14d 15c 16a 17d 18**** * 19c 20d Last saved by Janny 3 4/8/2015 . Name: Class: Basis No 31 PROBLEMS WITH MODIFIERS Mark Exercise 1 1. She hasn't seen her family________ three years ago. a.