EXERCISE 35.1

Revise the following sentences to correct adverb and adjective use. Then identify each adjective or adverb you have revised and the word each modifies. Example:

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  1. Getting tickets at this late date is near impossible.

    nearly → impossible
  2. Derek apologized for behaving so immature on the football field.

    immaturely → behaving
  3. Nora felt badly that the package would arrive one week later than promised.

    bad → Nora
  4. It is real dangerous to hike those mountains in the winter.

    really → dangerous
  5. He spoke confident about winning the race, but we doubted his abilities.

    confidently → spoke
  6. Paramedics rushed to help the victim, who was bleeding bad from the head.

    badly → bleeding
  7. The car ran good until the last two miles of the trip.

    well → ran
  8. Arjun felt terrifically about his discussion with Professor Greene.

    terrific → Arjun
  9. After we added cinnamon, the stew tasted really well.

    good → stew
  10. Scientists measured the crater as accurate as possible.

    accurately → measured