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Standard English ConventionsHardAdverb modifying an adjective

Standard English Conventions practice question

The trail is ____ steep in its last mile, and walkers should allow extra time.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. unusuallyCorrect
  2. B. unusual
  3. C. more unusual
  4. D. unusualness

Answer: A. unusually

'Steep' is modified by an adverb.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. unusual
An adjective cannot modify 'steep'.
C. more unusual
A comparative adjective, still not an adverb.
D. unusualness
A noun.

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