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