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?
- A. unusuallyCorrect
- B. unusual
- C. more unusual
- 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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