Adjective and Adverb Placement Quiz: Test Your Grammar Skills

Question 1

When placing an adverb before a verb, the writer can achieve which stylistic effect?

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Emphasizing the verb's action

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Making the sentence less clear

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Creating a passive voice sentence structure

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Enhancing the formality of the sentence

Question 2

In the sentence 'He ran very quickly to the store,' what is the role of the adverb 'quickly'?

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To modify the verb 'ran'

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To describe the store

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To connect the sentence to a new idea

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To connect the subject to the verb

Question 3

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball with force', identify the adverb:

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force

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boy

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ball

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kicked

Question 4

Which of the following sentences has the adjective placed correctly?

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Slowly, the tall man walked.

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The slowly man walked tall.

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The man tall slowly walked.

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Tall the man slowly walked.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences uses an adverb to describe an adjective?

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The extremely tall building stood out.

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He walked very quickly down the street.

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The car was parked dangerously close.

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She sang beautifully at the concert.

Question 6

Identify the adverb phrase in the sentence 'We arrived at school on time':

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at school on time

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We arrived

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at school

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on time

Question 7

Which of the following sentences has an adverb misplaced?

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He opened the door quickly, and quietly.

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The students listened eagerly to the lecture.

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We ran very fast to catch the bus.

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The children played happily outside.

Question 8

Which of the following words is an adjective?

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tall

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quickly

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slowly

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here

Question 9

Identify the sentence that uses an adverb to modify a verb:

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The tall man walked quickly.

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The children played happily.

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The book was very interesting.

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The car was parked near the house.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences has an adjective that is used as a noun?

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The rich often help the poor.

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The old man was sitting on the bench.

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The tall trees swayed in the wind.

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The beautiful painting hung in the museum.

Question 11

Select the sentence that correctly uses the adverb "very" to modify the adjective "happy".

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She was very happy.

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She was happy very.

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She was very today happy.

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She was happy today very.

Question 12

Choose the sentence that correctly positions the adjective "heavy" after the noun it modifies.

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The heavy book was on the table.

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The book was heavy.

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Heavy, the book was on the table.

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On the table, the book was heavy.

Question 13

Select the sentence that correctly uses the adverb "hardly" to describe how often she goes to the movies.

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She hardly ever goes to the movies.

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She ever hardly goes to the movies.

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She goes hardly ever to the movies.

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Ever she hardly goes to the movies.

Question 14

Choose the sentence that correctly places the adverb "really" to emphasize the adjective "interesting".

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The movie was really interesting.

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The really movie was interesting.

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Interesting, the movie was really.

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Really the movie was interesting.

Question 15

Select the sentence that correctly uses the adverb "too" to describe the length of the movie.

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The movie was too long.

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The long movie was too.

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Too, the movie was long.

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Long, the movie was too.

Question 16

Select the sentence that correctly uses the adverb "well" to describe how the band played.

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The band played well.

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The well band played.

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Played well, the band.

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Well the band played.

Question 17

Identify the sentence that correctly positions an adjective before a noun:

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The cheerful girl sang a joyous song.

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The girl cheerfully sang a joyous song.

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The girl sang a joyous song cheerfully.

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The cheerfully girl sang a joyous song.

Question 18

Which sentence demonstrates the proper positioning of an adverb to modify an adjective?

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The extremely tired dog slept peacefully.

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The dog slept extremely tired peacefully.

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The dog slept peacefully extremely tired.

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The tired dog slept extremely peacefully.

Question 19

Which sentence correctly uses an adjective to modify a noun and an adverb to modify a verb?

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The tall runner ran quickly across the field.

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The runner quickly ran tall across the field.

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The quickly runner ran tall across the field.

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The tall runner quickly across the field ran.

Question 20

Identify the sentence that correctly positions an adjective to modify a pronoun:

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Her favorite color is blue.

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Her color is favorite blue.

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Her blue is favorite color.

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Her color is blue favorite.

Question 21

Identify the sentence that correctly positions an adjective to modify a clause:

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The students who studied diligently passed the test.

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The studied students who diligently passed the test.

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The diligent students who studied passed the test.

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The students diligently who studied passed the test.

Question 22

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to modify a complete sentence?

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Fortunately, the team won the game.

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The team fortunately won the game.

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The fortunately team won the game.

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Won the team fortunately the game.

Question 23

Where should the adjective 'shiny' be placed in the sentence: 'The car was red and __________.'?

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After 'red'

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Before 'red'

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After 'was'

Question 24

In the sentence, 'The students eagerly participated in the competition,' what type of adverb is the word 'eagerly'?

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Adverb of manner

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Adverb of time

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Adverb of place

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Adverb of degree

Question 25

In the sentence 'The car was parked ____,' which word correctly fills in the blank?

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poorly

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bad

Question 26

Which adverb correctly completes the sentence: 'The children played ____ in the park.'?

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noisily

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noisy

Question 27

In the sentence 'The ____ dog wagged its tail,' which word correctly modifies the noun 'dog'?

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big

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bigly

Question 28

In the sentence 'The ____ tall man entered the room,' which word correctly modifies the adjective 'tall'?

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really

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real

Question 29

Which adverb correctly completes the sentence: 'The students ____ answered the questions.'?

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correctly

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correct

Question 30

In the sentence 'The car ____ quickly accelerated,' which word correctly modifies the adverb 'quickly'?

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very

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verily

Question 31

In the sentence 'The ____ book lay on the table,' which word correctly modifies the noun 'book'?

Accepted Answer

interesting

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interestingly

Question 32

Which adverb correctly completes the sentence: 'The train arrived ____ at the station.'?

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punctually

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punctual

Question 33

Select the sentence that correctly places the adverb 'almost'.

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The team had almost finished the project when the deadline hit.

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Almost the team had finished the project when the deadline hit.

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The team had finished almost the project when the deadline hit.

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Had the team almost finished the project when the deadline hit?

Question 34

Which sentence accurately uses the adjective 'old'?

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My grandfather is an old man.

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My grandfather is old man.

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Old man is my grandfather.

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Old a man is my grandfather.

Question 35

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the adverb 'certainly'.

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She will certainly arrive on time.

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Certainly, she will arrive on time.

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She will arrive on time, certainly.

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Time certainly she will arrive on.

Question 36

Select the sentence that accurately uses the adjective 'beautiful'.

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The beautiful painting hangs in the museum.

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The painting is beautiful hanging in the museum.

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Hanging is the beautiful painting in the museum.

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Beautiful is the painting hanging in the museum.

Question 37

Which sentence places the adjective 'large' correctly before the noun 'box'?

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The large box was sitting on the table.

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The box was large sitting on the table.

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The large was sitting on the table.

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The box large was sitting on the table.

Question 38

Which sentence places the adverb 'slowly' before the adjective 'moving' correctly?

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The turtle was moving slowly.

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The turtle slowly was moving.

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The slowly turtle was moving.

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The moving turtle was slowly.

Question 39

Which sentence places the adjective 'beautiful' after the noun 'flower' correctly?

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The beautiful flower sat on the table.

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The flower beautiful sat on the table.

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The beautiful sat on the table.

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The flower sat beautiful on the table.

Question 40

Which sentence positions the adverb 'not' before the verb 'finished' correctly?

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The students did not finish the project.

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The students not the project.

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The students finished not the project.

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The students the project not.

Question 41

Which sentence correctly places the adjective 'same' before the noun 'size'?

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The table was the same size.

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The same table was the desk.

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The table was same the desk.

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The same size was the table.

Question 42

Which sentence places the adverb 'too' after the verb 'come' correctly?

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The friends came to the party too.

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The friends came too the party.

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The too friends came to the party.

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The friends too came to the party.

Question 43

Which sentence places the adjective 'only' before the noun 'child' correctly?

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The only child ran in the park.

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The child only ran in the park.

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The only ran in the park.

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The ran only child in the park.

Question 44

Which sentence correctly places the adverb 'quickly' after a verb?

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The runner sprinted quickly towards the finish line.

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Towards the finish line, the runner sprinted quickly.

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Quickly, the runner sprinted towards the finish line.

Question 45

Where should the adverb 'almost' be placed in the following sentence: 'The team completed the project.'?

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The team almost completed the project.

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Almost, the team completed the project.

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The almost team completed the project.

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The team completed almost the project.

Question 46

Which sentence correctly places the adjective 'very' before an adverb?

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The students were very excited about the field trip.

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Very, the students were excited about the field trip.

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Excited about the field trip, the students were very.

Question 47

Where should the adjective 'quite' be placed in the following sentence: 'The teacher explained the concept clearly.'?

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The teacher explained the concept quite clearly.

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Quite, the teacher explained the concept clearly.

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The teacher explained quite the concept clearly.

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The quite teacher explained the concept clearly.

Question 48

Which sentence correctly places the adverb 'not' after an auxiliary verb?

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The students did not finish the assignment on time.

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The students did not finish on time the assignment.

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Not, the students did finish the assignment on time.

Question 49

Which sentence correctly places the adjective 'few' before a plural noun?

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There are few students absent today.

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Few, there are students absent today.

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There are students few absent today.

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There are absent few students today.

Question 50

Where should the adverb 'never' be placed in the following sentence: 'I have seen the movie.'?

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I have never seen the movie.

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Never, I have seen the movie.

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I have seen never the movie.

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I never have seen the movie.

Question 51

Which sentence correctly places the adjective 'some' before an indefinite pronoun?

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Some students prefer to read novels.

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Students prefer to read novels some.

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Some, students prefer to read novels.

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Students some prefer to read novels.