Question

Decide whether to use an adjective or an adverb in each of the following sentences. 1. Martha performed (good/well) on the exam. 2. The car moves (quick/quickly). 3. The ground was (firm/firmly) after the night's frost. 4. Paul scored the test (accurate/accurately). 5. The winner of the contest is certainly (beautiful/beautifully). 6. My new car runs so (smooth/smoothly). 7. The color of my house is (bright/brightly) yellow. 8. That old computer runs so (slow/slowly). 9. After going to the dance, Mary was (real/really) tired. 10. That meal was (delicious/deliciously). 11. Floods cause millions of dollars worth of property damage (annual/annually). 12. Writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his (simple/simply) language and his lively dialogue. 13. Skyscrapers developed (simultaneous/simultaneously) in Chicago and New York. City. 14. The endocrine system functions in (close/closely) relationship with the nervous system. 15. Mushrooms are found in an (incredible/incredibly) range of sizes, colors and shapes. 16. Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her (intense/intensely) powerful voice.​

Answer 1

1. well

2. quickly.

3. firm

4. accurately

5. beautiful

6. smoothly

7. bright

8. slowly

9. really

10. delicious

11. annually

12. simple

13. simultaneously

14. close

15. incredible

16. intense

Answer 2

Here are the correct choices for using adjectives or adverbs in each of the sentences:

1. Martha performed (well) on the exam. (Adverb - modifying the verb "performed")
2. The car moves (quickly). (Adverb - modifying the verb "moves")
3. The ground was (firm) after the night's frost. (Adjective - describing the noun "ground")
4. Paul scored the test (accurately). (Adverb - modifying the verb "scored")
5. The winner of the contest is certainly (beautiful). (Adjective - describing the noun "winner")
6. My new car runs so (smoothly). (Adverb - modifying the verb "runs")
7. The color of my house is (bright) yellow. (Adjective - describing the noun "color")
8. That old computer runs so (slowly). (Adverb - modifying the verb "runs")
9. After going to the dance, Mary was (really) tired. (Adverb - modifying the adjective "tired")
10. That meal was (delicious). (Adjective - describing the noun "meal")
11. Floods cause millions of dollars worth of property damage (annually). (Adverb - modifying the verb "cause")
12. Writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his (simple) language and his lively dialogue. (Adjective - describing the noun "language")
13. Skyscrapers developed (simultaneously) in Chicago and New York City. (Adverb - modifying the verb "developed")
14. The endocrine system functions in (close) relationship with the nervous system. (Adjective - describing the noun "relationship")
15. Mushrooms are found in an (incredible) range of sizes, colors, and shapes. (Adjective - describing the noun "range")
16. Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her (intensely) powerful voice. (Adverb - modifying the adjective "powerful")