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GRAMMAR Test: Adverb or Adjective?

Content English QUIZ: Adverb or Adjective? quiz Let's see if you can tell which word is an adverb and which is an adjective!

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QUIZ: Tell Us, Are They Adjectives or Adverbs?

Content Grammar Test: Adjective or Adverb? quiz We hope you know your English Grammar because we REALLY need some help telling these sentences apart.

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There's a Word We Need to Stop Using...

Why We Should Stop Using 'Very' video, educational, lecture, language, English, vocabulary, very, adjectives This video shows how much better our language becomes when we stop using one simple word.

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Shadows That Will Light Your Heart - Beautiful!

These are just some of the adjectives used to describe this phenomenal black light performance by the ' attraction ' black light dance troupe from Hungary. They tell a beautiful story with unbelievable talent and grace, and to see them perform is an absolute pleasure!

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Smart Synonyms for 16 Words To Elevate Your Speech

Smart Synonyms for 16 Words That Will Elevate Your Speech

Daedal You probably guessed the origins of this clever adjective... Indeed, it stems from the name of the mythological Greek craftsman and artist Daedalus, who managed to construct artificial wings for himself and his son Icarus.

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10 Popular Contemporary-Sounding Words Coined by Shakespeare

10 Popular “Contemporary” Words Coined by Shakespeare

In the quote above, for example, it’s used in the form of an adjective as a synonym to “attentive.”

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Can You Really Tell Apart These Commonly Confused Words?

English QUIZ: Tell Apart These Easily Confused Words!

The word "principal" can either be a noun, or an adjective. In the noun form, it denotes a person who is in charge of an organization (typically, a school). The adjective form means "the key, the most important". The noun "principle", on the other hand, means a set belief or ideal.

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10 Old-Fashioned Pet Names to Try On Your Sweetheart

Usually accompanied by another negative adjective, like “ugly old thing”. When looking at records from the 19th century, however, we find the phrase paired with warmhearted adjectives, like “dear old thing”, and eventually, the term came to be used on its own in an affectionate manner.

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17 Slang Terms Invented Online Everyone Uses Nowadays

Everyone Needs to Know These 17 Online Slang Words

Extra Meaning : 'Extra' is an adjective used to describe someone or something excessive, over the top or dramatic. The word can have both a positive and negative connotation. Example Sentence: I can't believe she wears a full face of makeup to the gym. She's so extra. 5.

Art

Enjoy 24 Songs by the Legendary Eric Clapton

When speaking about music stars, however, few would argue that Eric Clapton earned this particular adjective. Considered one of the world's greatest guitarists, as well as an incredibly talented singer and composer, Clapton has had a career spanning 50 years, starting when he was 17 in 1963.

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16 Confusing Words That Even Intellectuals Get Wrong

When you drop the ‘R’ from the middle of the word, you get the word tortuous , an adjective that expresses something complicated or convoluted, like a tortuous path to describe a winding road. 5.

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New Dictionary Words That Will Help Expand Your Vocabulary

Newly-Added Words to the Dictionary You Should Know

Battle Royale The word "Battle royale" can be used both as a noun or an adjective. As a noun, it means “a fight, in which more than two combatants are engaged and the victor is the last surviving participant.”

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XMAS QUIZ: Try BabaMail’s Naughty or Nice Grammar Test

Pronoun Determiner Adjective Noun Which version of this sentence is grammatically correct and most efficient? I appreciated his baking the holiday cookies. I appreciated him for baking the holiday cookies. I appreciated him for he baked the holiday cookies. The original sentence is best.

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Can We Tell Which Poem Was Written for You?

If Your Life Was a Poem, Which Would it Be?

Subject Verb Noun Adjective I can't Choose a Shakespearean character: Hamlet Romeo Viola (Twelfth Night) Queen Margaret (Henry VI; Richard III) The Raven Try Again Share Result Invictus Try Again Share Result Robert Frost Try Again Share Result Byron Try Again Share Result Dickinson Try Again Share Result

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Tell Apart These Commonly Confused Words (Part 2)

Tease Apart 15 Confusing English Words with This Fun Quiz

'Every day' can be an adjective and a noun, whereas 'everyday' is just an adjective and it means that something is common, ordinary or routine. Every day Everyday Fill the gap with the word that fits the most. 'By' is a preposition denoting proximity to a location, belonging, method etc.

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Tease Apart 15 Confusing English Words with This Fun Quiz!

'Every day' can be an adjective and a noun, whereas 'everyday' is just an adjective and it means that something is common, ordinary or routine. Every day Everyday Fill the gap with the word that fits the most. 'By' is a preposition denoting proximity to a location, belonging, method etc.

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The Extraordinary Origins of 11 Ordinary Words

I Can’t Believe These Ordinary Words Used to Mean That...

Jumbo (adjective) very large, unusually for its type . One of the few adjectives on our list, “jumbo”, like the previous word, can be traced back to a single individual. In 1880, the Royal Zoological Society in London sold an elephant called Jumbo to American showman P.T. Barnum.

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QUIZ: Can You Ace This Tricky Grammar Test?

Adjective Pronoun Pick a synonym for "consonant": Harmonic Displeasing Which of the following is grammatically correct? Are you comfortable with the idea of my going camping with you? Are you comfortable with the idea of me going camping with you? What is the correct spelling?

Travel

These Photos of Machu Picchu Are Simply Stunning

Remote, spectacular, haunting, tragic and beautiful are some of the most pertinent adjectives frequently used in attempts to describe and explain the fascination that this ruined city inspires in travelers from all over the globe.

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Only Masters of English Know What These Old Words Mean...

A singer An optimist A violin What does this archaic adjective mean? Untreatable Urgent Furious What does this archaic noun mean? A minor lord A puppy A teaspoon What does this archaic noun mean? A farmer A husband A bridegroom What does this archaic noun mean?

Nature

Satisfy Your Curiosity About Plant and Animal Domestication

How We Domesticated Our Pets and Farm Animals

How We Domesticated Cats Click to watch If you've ever met a cat, even just once in your entire life, you'll probably agree with me on this one- the adjective "domesticated" isn't really fit to describe them. Still, they aren't very much like other wild cats.

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Language Quiz: Which English Word Should You Use?

"Loose" is an adjective to describe something that isn't tight. Loose something Lose something I have _____ of money. A lot. "Alot" is not a word. A lot Alot What do you see? Three deer. Three deers Three deer Fill in the blank: Look over !

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Test Yourself: Which English Word Should You Use?

"Loose" is an adjective to describe something that isn't tight. Loose something Lose something I have _____ of money. A lot. "Alot" is not a word. A lot Alot What do you see? Three deer. Three deers Three deer Fill in the blank: Look over !

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Quiz: What Kind of Ego Do You Possess?

I really like how I look I have my good days and bad I really don't care either way If you have to use 3 adjectives to describe yourself, you would choose... Talented, beautiful and confident Relaxed, calculated and intelligent Quiet, sensitive, introspective What does this image make you think of?

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