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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise G4-1
Adjectives and adverbs
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Edit the following sentences to eliminate errors in the use of adjectives and adverbs. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

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Do you expect to perform good on the nursing board exam next week?

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Suggested revision: Do you expect to perform well on the nursing board exam next week?

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With the budget deadline approaching, our office hasn’t hardly had time to handle routine correspondence.

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: With the budget deadline approaching, our office has hardly had time to handle routine correspondence.

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When I worked in a flower shop, I learned that some flowers smell surprisingly bad.

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Suggested revision: Correct

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The customer complained that he hadn’t been treated nice by the agent on the phone.

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: The customer complained that he hadn’t been treated nicely by the agent on the phone.

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Of all the smart people in my family, Uncle Roberto is the most cleverest.

Possible revision:
Suggested revision: Of all the smart people in my family, Uncle Roberto is the cleverest [or most clever].