Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumAdjective after a linking verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The soup smelled ____ even before we reached the kitchen.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wonderfulCorrect
- B. wonderfully
- C. wonder
- D. more wonderfully
Answer: A. wonderful
'Smelled' is a linking verb here and takes an adjective.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. wonderfully
- An adverb would describe the act of smelling, not the soup.
- C. wonder
- A noun.
- D. more wonderfully
- A comparative adverb, with nothing compared.
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