Exercise: Revising adjectives and adverbs

EXERCISE 42.1

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

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    Nora felt badly that the package would arrive one week later than promised.

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    It is real dangerous to hike those mountains in the winter.

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    He spoke confident about winning the race, but we doubted his abilities.

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    Paramedics rushed to help the victim, who was bleeding bad from the head.

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    The car ran good until the last two miles of the trip.

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    Arjun felt terrifically about his discussion with Professor Greene.

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    After we added cinnamon, the stew tasted really well.

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    Scientists measured the crater as accurate as possible.