Set 13: Focus on Adjective/Adverb Problems
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Set 13: Focus on Adjective/Adverb Problems Mug 1 Mar. 2, 2009 Dangling Modifier, Capitalization, Comma (Appositive) +4 While reading a book about magicians, Harry Houdini the great escape artist died of an acute appendicitis attack on Halloween of 1926, I learned. Mug 2 Mar. 4, 2009 Dangling Modifier, Hyphen, Capitalization +5 Looking from outer space, the only man-made structure that can be seen is the 3,500 mile great wall of china. Mug 3 Mar. 6, 2009 Double Negative, Nonstandard Language, Comma Splice +3 Catgut, the tough thread used for tennis-racket strings and surgical sutures, isn’t never made from out of cat intestines, sheep and horse intestines are used instead. Mug 4 Mar. 9, 2009 Adjective Form, Adverb Form, Sentence Fragment +3 Kentucky bluegrass is the popularest lawn grass. Because it grows even and thrives in just about any climate. Mug 5 Mar. 11, 2009 Adverb Form, Double Negative, Comma (Other), Using the Right Word +4 In human beings, the indentation between the nose and the upper lip is called the philtrum but don’t nobody knows it’s purpose or if it’s real necessary.