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Basis No 31 PROBLEMS WITH
MODIFIERS
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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 My sister has a baby
a two- months-old b two-month- olds c two-months-olds d two-month-old 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
(2)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 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 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 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 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
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
(3)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
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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