Office Communications Chapter 7
__________ usual occurrence a. a b. an
A) a
Boston suffered its _________________ winter ever in 2018, breaking a record that was last set in 1918. A) coldest B) most cold
A) coldest
The outcome of the Grand Prix de Monaco lap race between Sergio Perez and Sebastian Vettel will determine the _______________ driver. A) faster B) fastest
A) faster
Pfizer, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, is the ____________ charitable Fortune 500 company in America, donating a large percentage of its profits to help underserved communities worldwide. A) most B) more
A) most
This year's flu season is ____________ for baby boomers than last year's. A) worse B) worst
A) worse
The FCC felt __________ that it had to close down a popular underground radio station in Nederland, Colorado. A) bad B) badly
B) badly
I can't think of a __________ person for the position. A) more better B) better
B) better
Try to write __________ in your business messages. A) conversational B) conversationally
B) conversationally
With ______________ planning, this year's conference will be a success. A) carefuller B) more careful
B) more careful
Unless online orders can be processed __________, we will lose business to our competitors. A) more efficient B) more efficiently
B) more efficiently
When giving your presentation, try to speak __________. A) natural B) naturally
B) naturally
Dominos created a daring marketing campaign that says its pizza was the __________ in the industry. A) worse B) worst
B) worst
How many forms or degrees do adjectives and adverbs have?
Three forms or degrees
compound adjectives
Two or more words that are modifying or limiting a noun. Ex. Follow the step-by-step instructions.
Indefinite
When describing persons or things in general, use the indefinite article a or an, as in a film (meaning any film)
Choose the correct group of words and determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. 80-year-old company b. a company that is 80-years-old
a. 80-year-old company
__________ type of error can be caught by proofreading carefully. a. This b. These
a. This
UC Davis was beaten _____________ by Kansas in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. a. badly b. bad
a. badly
Politicians have discovered that social media sites work __________ for campaigning. a. beautifully b. beautiful
a. beautifully
Dame Judi Dench is considered to be one of the ________ actors working today. a. classiest b. classyest
a. classiest
San Francisco is __________ to Hawaii than Los Angeles is. a. closer b. more close
a. closer
Our new ergonomically designed standing desks should keep employees working ____________. a. comfortably b. comfortable
a. comfortably
Choose the correct group of words and determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. data processing center b. data-processing center
a. data processing center
The mortgage company __________ reason to deny the loan. a. doesn't have any b. don't have no
a. doesn't have any
The rescue squad arrived quickly to help the __________ victim. a. dog-bite b. dog bite
a. dog-bite
Having prepared for months, we won the bid __________. a. easily b. easy
a. easily
Amazon.com is able to offer even _____________ delivery by using drones. a. faster b. more fast
a. faster
It is hard to believe that our company is already __________. a. five years old b. five-years-old
a. five years old
After a two-year lull, Chinese consumers are beginning to purchase _______________ merchandise again. a. high-end b. high end
a. high-end
If you had been __________, you would have noticed the speaker's body language. a. more observant b. observanter
a. more observant
Please don't take her comments during the meeting __________. a. personally b. personal
a. personally
In the sentence His education has opened many doors, the word His is a __________. a. possessive adjective b. possessive pronoun
a. possessive adjective
In the sentence His is probably the best argument I've heard, the word His is a __________. a. possessive pronoun b. possessive adjective
a. possessive pronoun
Because we reached the settlement __________, we saved the firm millions. a. quickly b. quick
a. quickly
To reduce legal costs, they wanted to reach a settlement __________. a. quickly b. quick
a. quickly
Choose the correct group of words and determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. state-of-the-art equipment b. state of the art equipment
a. state-of-the-art equipment
The global economy is ___________ than it's been in years. a. stronger b. strongest
a. stronger
The comparative degree of most one-syllable and some two-syllable adjectives is formed by
adding r or er (nicer, quieter).
Which of the two Super Bowl ad campaigns do you like __________? a. best b. better
b. better
The candidate for city council looked _________ as she approached the podium. a. calmly b. calm
b. calm
I _____________ hardly believe that 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. a. can't b. can
b. can
The pie looked __________. a. deliciously b. delicious
b. delicious
Our __________ vehicle must be traded in for a newer model. a. five year old b. five-year-old
b. five-year-old
Our __________ technicians can fix any electrical problem. a. highly-regarded b. highly regarded
b. highly regarded
Adrianna looked __________ at her grandmother's freshly baked chocolate pecan pie. a. longing b. longingly
b. longingly
Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA, which specializes in selling furniture that is ________________. a. low-priced b. low priced
b. low priced
Of the two proposals, this one is __________ persuasive. a. most b. more
b. more
Please let employees know if you would like them to dress __________ for business meetings. a. nicer b. more nicely
b. more nicely
Since we started using live chat for handling customer inquiries, the process runs ____________. a. smoother b. more smoothly
b. more smoothly
It is wise to keep your security software and apps __________ at all times. a. up to date b. up-to-date
b. up-to-date
Choose the correct group of words and determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. well documented behavior b. well-documented behavior
b. well-documented behavior
Four of the __________ business failures in history were Pan Am, DeLorean Motor Company, Commodore Computers, and Pets.com. a. worse b. worst
b. worst
Adjectives
describe or limit nouns and pronouns by describing their appearance, size, shape, age, color, origin and other attributes.
Linking verbs
include forms of be such as am, is, are, was, were, be, being, and been and verbs that express the senses such as feels, appears, tastes, sounds, seems, looks.
Demonstrative adjectives
indicate whether a noun is plural or singular and whether it is located nearby or farther away,
Possessive pronouns that can function as possessive adjectives are
my, our, your, his, her, its, and their.
The superlative degree of short adjectives is formed by
the addition of st or est (warmest).
Positive degree
the basic form of an adjective or adverb; used to describe or to limit ONE person or thing
Independent adjectives
two or more adjectives that equally modify a noun
Superlative degree
used to compare THREE OR MORE persons or things
Comparitive degree
used to compare TWO persons or things
The definite article the is
used to describe a specific person or thing, as in the film or the films (meaning a specific film or specific films).
Action verbs
verbs that show physical or mental action