Busn 2190 Chapter 7
longingly
Adrianna looked __________ at her grandmother's freshly baked chocolate pecan pie. a. longingly b. longing
high-end
After a two-year lull, Chinese consumers are beginning to purchase _______________ merchandise again. a. high end b. high-end
quickly
Because we reached the settlement __________, we saved the firm millions. a. quickly b. quick
coldest
Choose the correct answer.Boston suffered its _________________ winter ever in 2018, breaking a record that was last set in 1918. a. coldest b. most cold
worst
Choose the correct answer.Dominos created a daring marketing campaign that says its pizza was the __________ in the industry. a. worse b. worst
bad
Choose the correct answer.The FCC felt __________ that it had to close down a popular underground radio station in Nederland, Colorado. a. bad b. badly
faster
Choose the correct answer.The outcome of the Grand Prix de Monaco lap race between Sergio Perez and Sebastian Vettel will determine the _______________ driver. a. faster b. fastest
worse
Choose the correct answer.This year's flu season is ____________ for baby boomers than last year's. a. worst b. worse
conversationally
Choose the correct answer.Try to write __________ in your business messages. a. conversational b. conversationally
more efficiently
Choose the correct answer.Unless online orders can be processed __________, we will lose business to our competitors. a. more efficient b. more efficiently
naturally
Choose the correct answer.When giving your presentation, try to speak __________. a. naturally b. natural
more careful
Choose the correct answer.With ______________ planning, this year's conference will be a success. a. carefuller b. more careful
$75,000-a-year salary
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. $75,000-a-year salary b. $75,000 a year salary
80-year-old company
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. a company that is 80-years-old b. 80-year-old company
data processing center
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. data-processing center b. data processing center
figures that are up-to-date
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. figures that are up-to-date b. figures that are up to date
first-class accommodations
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. first-class accommodations b. first class accommodations
fully certified teacher
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. fully certified teacher b. fully-certified teacher
high school diploma
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. high school diploma b. high-school diploma
highly acclaimed speaker
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. highly-acclaimed speaker b. highly acclaimed speaker
last-minute preparations
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. last minute preparations b. last-minute preparations
nine-year-old child
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. nine year old child b. nine-year-old child
no-fault insurance
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. no fault insurance b. no-fault insurance
on-site parking
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. on site parking b. on-site parking
part-time position
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. part-time position b. part time position
statewide AMBER alert
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. state-wide AMBER Alert b. statewide AMBER alert
well-documented behavior
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. well-documented behavior b. well documented behavior
well-known writer
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. well-known writer b. well known writer
writer who is well-known
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. writer who is well-known b. writer who is well known
blazing red sports car
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. blazing red sports car b. blazing, red sports car
cozy, cheerful cottage
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. cozy, cheerful cottage b. cozy cheerful cottage
honest, fair evaluation
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. honest fair evaluation b. honest, fair evaluation
imaginative, daring, provocative filmmaker
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. imaginative daring provocative filmmaker b. imaginative, daring, provocative filmmaker
impractical budget item
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. impractical budget item b. impractical, budget item
innovative software app
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. innovative software app b. innovative, software app
reasonable, practical approach
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. reasonable practical approach b. reasonable, practical approach
respectful, courteous comments
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. respectful, courteous comments b. respectful courteous comments
rising stock prices
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. rising stock prices b. rising, stock prices
skilled financial analyst
Choose the group of words that uses commas correctly. a. skilled financial analyst b. skilled, financial analyst
a
Converting to a cryptocurrency online payment system such as Bitcoin or Ethereum would be ____________ large undertaking. a. an b. a
worst
Four of the __________ business failures in history were Pan Am, DeLorean Motor Company, Commodore Computers, and Pets.com. a. worst b. worse
well
If you do _________ on your proposal, you could be approved for funding. a. well b. good
more observant
If you had been __________, you would have noticed the speaker's body language. a. observanter b. more observant
low priced
Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA, which specializes in selling furniture that is ________________. a. low-priced b. low priced
an
L.L. Bean received _________ A grade from Prosper Insights & Analytics for customer service. a. a b. an
comfortably
Our new ergonomically designed standing desks should keep employees working ____________. a. comfortably b. comfortable
beautifully
Politicians have discovered that social media sites work __________ for campaigning. a. beautifully b. beautiful
face-to-face
We prefer to meet with you __________ to finalize the contract. a. face to face b. face-to-face
anything
Our competitors don't have __________ over us. a. anything b. nothing
seven-year-old
The art world is comparing the __________ child prodigy to Picasso. a. seven year old b. seven-year-old
delicious
The pie looked __________. a. deliciously b. delicious
badly
UC Davis was beaten _____________ by Kansas in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. a. bad b. badly
day-to-day
A CEO must be concerned with the __________ operations of the organization. a. day to day b. day-to-day
an
A Kickstarter campaign raised enough money to fund ____________ extraordinary documentary about the Kronos Quartet. a. an b. a
newly painted
Alaska Airlines showed off its ______________ planes after its merger with Virgin America. a. newly painted b. newly-painted
worst
Alaska has the __________ unemployment rate in the country. a. worse b. worst
faster
Amazon.com is able to offer even _____________ delivery by using drones. a. more fast b. faster
salary of $75,000 a year
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. salary of $75,000-a-year b. salary of $75,000 a year
better
Choose the correct answer.I can't think of a __________ person for the position. a. more better b. better
social media app
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. social media app b. social-media app
state-of-the-art equipment
Choose the correct group of words. Use your dictionary if needed to determine whether compound adjectives have permanent hyphenation. a. state-of-the-art equipment b. state of the art equipment
classiest
Dame Judi Dench is considered to be one of the ________ actors working today. a. classyest b. classiest
anything
Experts can't think of _____________ that will slow the stock market's historic increases. a. nothing b. anything
easily
Having prepared for months, we won the bid __________. a. easy b. easily
can
I _____________ hardly believe that 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. a. can b. can't
an
Information technology firms and construction-related companies are growing at __________ unusually fast pace. a. a b. an
possessive adjective
In the sentence Her campaign speech received thundering applause, the word Her is a __________. a. possessive adjective b. possessive pronoun
possessive adjective
In the sentence His education has opened many doors, the word His is a __________. a. possessive adjective b. possessive pronoun
possessive pronoun
In the sentence His is probably the best argument I've heard, the word His is a __________. a. possessive adjective b. possessive pronoun
five years old
It is hard to believe that our company is already __________. a. five years old b. five-years-old
up-to-date
It is wise to keep your security software and apps __________ at all times. a. up-to-date b. up to date
fewer
Kathleen took __________ vacation days this year than she did last year. a. less b. fewer
an
L'Oréal, one of the world's leading beauty companies, was recognized by Ethisphere Institute as being _______ honest and ethical organization. a. a b. an
these
New data from McKinsey show that hiring _________ kinds of diverse employees will help companies be more successful. a. these b. this
highly regarded
Our __________ technicians can fix any electrical problem. a. highly regarded b. highly-regarded
five-year-old
Our __________ vehicle must be traded in for a newer model. a. five year old b. five-year-old
more
Of the two proposals, this one is __________ persuasive. a. most b. more
better
Of the two versions of the film Lost Horizon, I like the 1929 version __________. a. better b. best
most
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. more b. most
personally
Please don't take her comments during the meeting __________. a. personally b. personal
more nicely
Please let employees know if you would like them to dress __________ for business meetings. a. nicer b. more nicely
any
Sadie said she couldn't see __________ other way to approach the problem. a. no b. any
closer
San Francisco is __________ to Hawaii than Los Angeles is. a. more close b. closer
more smoothly
Since we started using live chat for handling customer inquiries, the process runs ____________. a. more smoothly b. smoother
calm
The candidate for city council looked _________ as she approached the podium. a. calm b. calmly
stronger
The global economy is ___________ than it's been in years. a. stronger b. strongest
doesn't have any
The mortgage company __________ reason to deny the loan. a. doesn't have any b. don't have no
a
The newsroom employees of the Los Angeles Times voted in 2018 to form ________ union for the first time since the newspaper printed its inaugural edition in 1881. a. a b. an
dog-bite
The rescue squad arrived quickly to help the __________ victim. a. dog-bite b. dog bite
an
The wealthy financier left everything to __________ heir he had never met. a. an b. a
quickly
To reduce legal costs, they wanted to reach a settlement __________. a. quickly b. quick
could
We __________ hardly believe the news. a. could b. couldn't
can
We ___________ hardly expect all of our employees to have the same political views. a. can b. can't
an
We can have your order delivered in about __________ hour. a. a b. an
freshly prepared
We encourage you to taste our __________ pastas and sauces. a. freshly-prepared b. freshly prepared
more carefully
When it is raining, people should drive __________. a. more carefully b. more careful c. carefuller
These
__________ kinds of rumors can cause stock prices to plunge. a. This b. These
This
__________ type of error can be caught by proofreading carefully. a. This b. These
These
_____________ kinds of conversations can be productive. a. This b. These
These
_____________ types of debilitating symptoms can make it difficult for patients to lead a normal life. a. This b. These
