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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

Which sentence uses an adverb of purpose correctly?

  1. She smiled warm to greet the arriving guests.

  2. He forwarded the email so that his manager would be informed.

  3. They drove fastly in order to reach the airport.

  4. We brought umbrellas due to we expected rain.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B correctly employs the subordinate clause 'so that his manager would be informed' as an adverb of purpose. Option A needs 'warmly'. Option C invents the non-standard form 'fastly'. Option D is ungrammatical ('due to we'); it should be 'because we expected rain'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

Select the sentence in which the adverb correctly modifies an adjective.

  1. The lecture was enough interesting to hold everyone's attention.

  2. She answered the questions correct and promptly.

  3. The final examination was surprisingly straightforward this semester.

  4. He spoke to the audience very confidence about the new policy.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In option C, the adverb 'surprisingly' correctly precedes and modifies the adjective 'straightforward'. Option A requires 'interesting enough'. Option B needs the adverb 'correctly' in place of the adjective 'correct'. Option D should use the adverb 'confidently' rather than the noun 'confidence'.