Unit 4 Quiz Review-Chpts. 7-9

1) I have never seen a _____ ending to a Super Bowl game in my life.

• a) worst

• b) worse

Answer explanation

The word worse is used to compare two things and highlight a negative change or lower quality, while worst is reserved for identifying the absolute lowest quality or most negative state among a group.

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2) In comparing the four investment firms, we decided that Charles Schwab is ____ for our needs.

• a) best

• b) better

Answer explanation

You should use “better” when you want to compare two things and say that one thing is “more good” than the other thing. You should use “best” when you want to compare multiple things with each other and say that one is the “most good.”

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3) Many people think that Apple ______ advertised during the Super Bowl.

• a) should have

• b) should of

Answer explanation

"Should of" is always wrong.

Should've=should have

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4) Rooms at the Ritz are ___ expensive.

• a) to

• b) too

Answer explanation

• Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.”

• To is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.”

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5) We are fortunate to have exceptional employees like Selena and _____.

• a) him

• b) he

Answer explanation

Him is an object pronoun for the subject pronoun he. An object pronoun is not the subject of the sentence, but instead it is in some way affected by the subject either directly or indirectly. The object receives the action of the verb.

He is used to replace the male subject of the sentence: it functions as a subject pronoun.

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6) Josh feels _____ that he won’t be able to attend his sister’s wedding.

• a) bad

• b) badly

Answer explanation

“Bad” is an adjective and “badly” is an adverb, which means they should be used in different situations. “Bad,” the adjective, should be used to modify pronouns and nouns, while “badly,” the adverb, should be used to modify a verb. Understanding the difference between adjectives and adverbs and how to use each of them is the first step toward using “bad” and “badly” correctly.

An adjective is a word that is used to describe—or modify—a noun or pronoun.

Adverbs are words that can modify a verb, a clause, an adjective, or another adverb.

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7) Our department runs ____ since the reorganization.

• a) smoother

• b) more smoother

• c) more smoothly

Answer explanation

“Smooth” is an adjective. Adjectives are used to modify nouns.

“Smoothly” is an adverb that works to modify verbs only.

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8) May I borrow some change for the vending machine ___ you?

• a) from

• b) off of

Answer explanation

from: used as a function word to indicate the source

off: from a place or position

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9) Just between you and ___ , I think Raul may be retiring soon.

• a) I

• b) me

Answer explanation

Technically, the correct phrase is between you and me.

The phrase contains a preposition: the word between. That means it requires an object pronoun, or the word me, which functions as the object of the preposition.

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10) Which sentence is correct?

• 1) Susan Figg first took a job in Maui and later decided to move to Charleston.

• b) Susan Figg first took a job in Maui, and later decided to move to Charleston.

Answer explanation

Not a series

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