Modifier Test A

Part 1: write the adjectives from the following sentences. Do not write a, an, the. (2 pts. each.)

1. Did you find a brown wallet?

2. Ronnie scraped sticky gum from her shoe.

3. Look at these seashells.

4. That clock must be wrong

5. Are those boots comfortable?

6. Icy little stars flickered in the cloudless sky.

7. There were ninety passengers on the international flight.

8. Those ponies are wild.

9. Kippers and crumpets are popular English foods.

10. The tense crowd waited anxiously in the heavy rain.

Part 2: write the adverbs from the following sentences. (2 pts. each.)

1. Suddenly, Jill looked at the TV and screamed.

2. Dennis can hardly talk.

3. Soon the sun arose.

4. The explosion happened quickly.

5. David sanded the table very carefully.

6. Effortlessly, he ran five miles.

7. Melanie pedaled very quickly toward the woods.

8. Martha seems completely honest.

9. We arrived too late to see the cartoons.

10. Mr. Cheng often joins us for a game of baseball.

Part 3: Tell whether the underlined word is an adjective or adverb; then write the word it modifies. (2 pt each answer.)

1. Janet always saves her allowance.

2. My tennis shoes are too small.

3. This hat is a Stetson.

4. The ground looks very soggy.

5. Beat the drum slowly.

Part 4: Choose the correct modifier. (1 pt each answer)

1. The breeze felt (good, well).

2. Paul spoke too (quick, quickly).

3. He showed me the photo of (a, an) oak tree.

4. (A, An) eagle rested on the crag.

5. (A, An) hurricane struck the coast.

6. You played a (good, well) game.

7. You played (well, good) this afternoon.

8. The squash tasted (bad, badly) to me.

9. Dorothy didn’t play (bad, badly) for a beginner.

10. He answered very (firm, firmly).

11. Ken crept (real, really) quietly downstairs.

12. The meadow looked (beautiful, beautifully).

13. The tree was decorated (beautiful, beautifully).

14. Bridget told the story (good, well).

15. It was a (good, well) story.

16. Todd’s comments sounded (foolish, foolishly).

Part 5: Rewrite the following sentences correctly. (2 pts each sentence)

1. Travis is the most tallest boy in the class.

2. This here is the best of the two sketches.

3. Helen is more carefuller in her choice of words than Kay is.

4. These kind of lawn mower works worst than the other.

5. I haven’t read nothing interesting lately.

6. There isn’t no time for games.

7. Ms. Ryan won’t let nobody use the power tools.

8. You play basketball real good.

9. Them bikes belong to Roberto and Denise.

10. New York is louder than any American City.

11. Julie planned her exhibit more careful than any student in class.

12. Write the directions out more complete.