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Basis No 31
PROBLEMS WITH
MODIFIERS
Mark
Exercise 1
1. She hasn't seen her family________ three years ago.
a. since b. for c. from d. before
2. Just put your coat in________
a. the hall closet b. the closet of the hall
c. the hall's closet d. hall closet
3. Bill came to work at the University thirty years__________
a. strongly b. so strong c. from d. ago
4. This drink tastes a little_______ to me.
a. strongly b. so strong c. strong d. too much strong
5. I like these dishes but___________ is a little too small.
a. the tea cup b. the cup of tea c. the tea's cup d. the cup for the tea
6. My sister has a ________ baby.
a. two- months-old b. two-month- olds c. two-months-olds d. two-month-old
7. The one in the window was_____ expensive that I couldn't afford it.
a. so b. too c. too much d. very
8. We used to go skiing in Michigan every winter, but________ for the past five seasons.
a. I don't go b. I haven't gone c. I'm not going d. I didn't go
9. It is______ day that travel advisories have been issued for most of the major highways.
a. such snowy b. so snowy c. such a snowy d. such snowy a
10. Our reservations are for________
a. sixth June b. six June c. the sixth of June d. the six of June
11. They listened______ while the examiner gave them the directions for Part I.
a. attentive b. attentively c. attentiveness d. attention
12. The cookies that you sent over were_________ that I ate them all.

a. fast enough there b. there fast enough c. there enough fast d. enough fast there
5. If the cab arrives_______ you will miss you flight.
a. lately b. lateness c. more later d. late
6. It was________ that we went camping in the mountains last weekend.
a. such nice weather b. so nice a weather c. too nice weather d. nice weather
7. The homecoming football game will be played on_________
a. two September b. the second of September
c. September two d. the two of September
8. Mary overslept and was ________ late that she missed her bus.
a. so b. too c. much d. very
9. Could you please tell me the____ for Biology 457 and Chemistry 610?
a. rooms numbers b. rooms number c. room's number d. room numbers
10. I think it's ________ to take a few more pictures.
a. enough light b. light as enough c. light enough d. enough as light
11. Last Sunday was ________ that we took a drive in the country.
a. so beautiful day b. such a beautiful a day
c. such a beautiful weather d. so beautiful a day
12. The conference was organized for all of the________ in the state.
a. mathematic teachers b. mathematics teachers
c. mathematics teacher d. mathematic's teachers
13. It is difficult to finda________ in the Washington area for less than #300 a month.
a. two- bedroom apartment b. two-bedrooms apartment
c. two- bedrooms apartments d. two- bedroom apartments
14. I am expecially glad that Bod decided to come to the party because we hadn't seen
him_____ several months.
a. since b. until c. before d. for
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15. John and I like to watch the games on TV because we can see more______ than we
could from a seat in the stadium.