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22. The girl pointed out the man, whoever it was.
23. I saw the one that you saw
.
24. Ask me, the one who knows
, tomorrow.
25. Most despicable
, he stole the candy from the baby.
Exercise 7.15: Adjectives and Adverbs
Directions:
Circle the correct answer.
1. I will be running the (fast, faster, fastest).
2. The girl was acting in the most (vile, viler, vilest) of fashions.
3. The little steamboat moved along (swimming, swimmingly, swim-
minglier).
4. The captain berated his men (consistent, constant, consistently,
constantively).
5. He reacted in a more (violently, violent, violenter) fashion than
usual.
6. (Suppressing, suppressingly, suppressive) his anger, he quietly
acquiesced.
7. (Unawares of, unweary of, unaware of) the danger, the officer
proceeded into the abandoned building.
8. He wrote to me (haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardish) until the
day he died.
9. If the man fell for the scam (unsuspectedly, unsuspectingly,
unsuspectivedly, unsuspecting), he gave her all of the money.
10. The ironic thing is the (sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishingly) grin
he carried around.
11. The troop’s advance was (slowly, slowingly, slow) due to the

rain.
12. After the rain, the mudslide (gradual, gradually, more gradual)
gathered momentum.
13. The onset was (slow, slowly, slowishly) at first; then, it picked up
speed at an (alarming, alarmed, alarmingly) fast pace.
14. The character was dark, and barked orders in a (quite, quiet,
quietly) manner.
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15. She sat in (unproductively, unproducive, unproductive) form.
16. All the while (belittling, belittled, belittledly) them, he ranted and
raved at his employees.
17. (Floundered, floundering, flounderingly) about by the waves, the
sailor could hardly keep his head above water.
18. The opponent gave in (willing, willingly, willishly).
Answers to Exercise 7.15: Adjectives and Adverbs
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1. I will be running the (fast, faster, fastest).
2. The girl was acting in the most (
vile, viler, vilest) of fashions.
3. The little steamboat moved along (swimming,
swimmingly, swim-
minglier).
4. The captain berated his men (consistent, constant,
constantively).
5. He reacted in a more (violently,
violent, violenter) fashion than
usual.

6. (
Suppressing, suppressingly, suppressive) his anger, he quietly
acquiesced.
7. (Unawares of, unweary of,
unaware of) the danger, the officer pro-
ceeded into the abandoned building.
8. He wrote to me (haphazard
, haphazar
dly
, haphazardish) until the
day he died.
9. If the man fell for the scam (unsuspectedly,
unsuspectingly, unsus-
pectivedly, unsuspecting), he gave her all of the money.
10. The ironic thing is the (
sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishingly) grin
he carried around.
11. The troop’s advance was (slowly, slowingly,
slow) due to the rain.
12. After the rain, the mudslide (gradual,
gradually, more gradual)
gathered momentum.
13. The onset was (
slow
,
slowly, slowishly) at first; then, it picked up
speed at an (alarming, alarmed,
alarmingly) fast pace.
14. The character was dark, and barked orders in a (quite,
quiet, qui-

etly) manner.
15. She sat in (unproductively, unproducive,
unpr
oductive
) form.
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16. All the while (belittling, belittled, belittledly) them, he ranted and
raved at his employees.
17. (
Floundered, floundering, flounderingly) about by the waves, the
sailor could hardly keep his head above water.
18. The opponent gave in (willing,
willingly, willishly).
Exercise 7.16: Reflexive Pronouns
Directions:
Circle the correct answer.
1. The boy burned (hisself, his self, himself, him self).
2. The ticket agent fixed the arrangements (hisself, himself, them-
selves, themselves).
3. The team were congratulatory among (itself, themselves, their-
self, themself).
4. She saw them looking at (theirselves, themselves, theirself, them
selves).
5. The coach told the team to take a look at (itself, themselves,
themselves, they selves).
6. The snake was supposed to have been able to bite (itself, their-
selves, themself, oneself).

7. The debating of (oneself, itself, theirself, themselves) in public
will make observers think one is crazy.
8. Access to the bank is limited only to patrons (theirself, himself,
itself, themselves).
9. The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves)
were angry.
10. I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, them-
selves, they selves, them selves) in the future.
11. The dogs started to turn on (one other, each one, one another,
each there other).
12. The movie caused each one of us to look at (our self, ourself,
ourselves, himself).
13. I told the soldier to wash (his self, himself, him self, his selves).
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14. The dog wagged the tail (him self, his self, itself, him self).
15. The snake curled (itself, her self, himself, themselves).
16. The man indicated that he (his self, himself, itself, by hisself)
would do the taxes.
17. If he had mailed the letter (hisself, himself, they selves, them-
selves), he would not be so angry.
18. I told (me self, my self, myself, himself) that it would be all right.
19. I always have to remind (me self, me, my self, myself) that it is
early.
20. The officer reminded the boys to strap (theirselves, themselves,
itself, theirself) in.
Answers to Exercise 7.16: Reflexive Pronouns
Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. The boy burned (hisself, his self, himself, him self).
2. The ticket agent fixed the arrangements (hisself,
himself, them-
selves, themselves).
3. The team members were congratulatory among (itself,
themselves,
theirself, themself).
4. She saw them looking at (theirselves,
themselves, theirself, them
selves).
5. The coach told the team to take a look at (
itself, themselves, them-
selves, they selves).
6. The snake was supposed to have been able to eat (
itself, theirselves,
themself, oneself).
7. The debating of (
oneself, itself, theirself, themselves) in public will
make observers think one is crazy.
8. Access to the bank is limited only to patrons (theirself, himself, itself,
themselves).
9. The owners (theirselves,
themselves, them self, them selves) were
angry.
10. I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves,
themselves,
they selves, them selves) in the future.
11. The dogs started to turn on (one other, each one,
one another,
each there other).

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12. The movie caused each one of us to look at (our self, ourself, our-
selves, himself).
13. I told the soldier to wash (his self,
himself, him self, his selves).
14. The dog (him self, his self,
itself, him self) wagged the tail.
15. The snake curled (
itself, her self, himself, themselves).
16. The man indicated that he (his self,
himself, itself, by hisself) would
do the taxes.
17. If he had mailed the letter (hisself,
himself, they selves, themselves),
he would not be so angry.
18. I told (me self, my self,
myself, himself) that it would be all right.
19. I always have to remind (me self, me, my self,
myself) that it is
early.
20. The officer reminded the boys to strap (theirselves,
themselves,
itself, theirself) in.
Exercise 7.17 Pronouns: Subject/Object Cases
Directions:
Circle the best answer.
1. The man asked the boys if (they, them, he, him) had brought the

tools.
2. The boys said that (he, they, we, them) had not brought the tools.
3. If the senator was informed, the committee probably contacted
(them, he, him, them) on the first meeting.
4. I could not say if the report was accurate in (its, it’s, their, his)
facts.
5. I asked (whom, who, they, we) would want cake.
6. He asked if I knew (who, whom, which, that) might have taken
the truck.
7. I knew (who, whom) had taken it.
8. He had said (he, them, we, us, they) were investigating why the
house was torched.
9. The whales had beached (herself, themself, themselves,
itselves).
10. The little boy was informed by his father that the lawn would
not mow (itself, their selves, it’s self).
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