TACHS Language : Adjectives and Adverbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for TACHS Language

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Adjectives Describing Quality, Quantity, And Variety

Select the word from the given options that is misspelled. If all the given words are spelled correctly select "No mistakes."

Possible Answers:

Excessive

Deficent

Conspicuous

Diverse

No mistakes

Correct answer:

Deficent

Explanation:

This question tested your ability to spot an often easy to overlook error, a missing "i" verb. The reason this is easy to miss is purely visual, in the middle of a visually complex word like "deficient" it is almost natural to overlook a missing letter. It is important, when proofreading or having your spelling tested, to give words an extra look, to make sure that your eye hasn't naturally filled in a missing letter.

The rest of these adjectives are all spelled correctly.

Example Question #1 : Spelling

Select the word from the given options that is misspelled. If all the given words are spelled correctly select "No mistakes."

Possible Answers:

Instantaneously

Urgently

Zelously

No mistakes

Wryly

Correct answer:

Zelously

Explanation:

The correct spelling for the word "zealously" has an "a" after the "e." You could have known this by simply knowing the correct spelling, or realizing that this adverb would be based on the word "zeal," which includes an "a" after the "e." The rest of the options were correctly spelled adverbs.

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