Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Manhattan
Special adjectives and comparing
Adjectives

In 1626, Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from Native Americans. The name Manhattan comes from an Algonquian Indian term. What did this term mean?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Decide if the underlined adjective is used correctly. If the form of the adjective is correct, write the letter for correct in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If it is incorrect, write the letter for incorrect. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. To James, history is the most interesting subject in school.

O. Correct

S. Incorrect

2. He likes learning about brave explorers.

D. Correct

R. Incorrect

3. Some of the greatest explorers sailed to the New World.

H. Correct

W. Incorrect

4. Some searched for the most shortest route to India.

D. Correct

A. Incorrect

5. Others looked for more greater wealth.

D. Correct

N. Incorrect

6. Some met the baddest of all misfortunes.

P. Correct

F. Incorrect

7. Many explorers discovered wonderful lands.

S. Correct

A. Incorrect

8. Settlements were built in the most good locations.

L. Correct

I. Incorrect

9. Some settlements became big cities.

L. Correct

N. Incorrect