{"id":61,"date":"2022-05-20T21:09:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/common-mistakes-with-adjectives-and-adverbs\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T21:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:04","slug":"common-mistakes-with-adjectives-and-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/common-mistakes-with-adjectives-and-adverbs\/","title":{"raw":"Common Mistakes with Adjectives and Adverbs","rendered":"Common Mistakes with Adjectives and Adverbs"},"content":{"raw":"\n

Adjectives<\/h2>\nIf you're a native English speaker, you may have noticed that \"the big red house\" sounds more natural than \"the red big house.\" The video below explains the order in which adjectives occur in English:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/7sHbB9VQBgo\n
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Practice<\/h3>\nSelect the adjectives that are in a natural sounding word order for each sentence.\n
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  1. She found a(n) _______ record in her attic\n
      \n \t
    1. dusty, Jazz, old<\/li>\n \t
    2. old, dusty, Jazz<\/li>\n \t
    3. Jazz, dusty, old<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n \t
    4. He walked into a pole because he was distracted by a(n) _____ dog.\n
        \n \t
      1. adorable, tiny, brown<\/li>\n \t
      2. tiny, adorable, brown<\/li>\n \t
      3. tiny, brown, adorable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n \t
      4. The crowd was astounded when the professional chess player arrived wearing a(n) ____ suit to his match.\n
          \n \t
        1. antique, blue, cashmere<\/li>\n \t
        2. cashmere, blue, antique<\/li>\n \t
        3. blue, antique, cashmere<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n \t
        4. For her daughter's birthday, she made a(n) _____ doll house.\n
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          1. cute, wooden, yellow<\/li>\n \t
          2. wooden, yellow, cute<\/li>\n \t
          3. cute, yellow, wooden<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[reveal-answer q=\"5845\"]Show Answers[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"5845\"]\n
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            1. b. old, dusty, Jazz<\/li>\n \t
            2. a. adorably, tiny, brown<\/li>\n \t
            3. a. antique, blue, cashmere<\/li>\n \t
            4. c. cute, yellow, wooden<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n\n<\/div>\n

              Adverbs<\/h2>\n

              Only<\/em><\/h3>\nHave you ever noticed the effect the word only<\/em> can have on a sentence, especially depending on where it's placed? Let's look at a simple sentence:\n
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              She loves horses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nLet's see how only<\/em> can influence the meaning of this sentence:\n