Intensifiers (So, Such, Very, Absolutely)
This word is the most common intensifier in English, used before gradable adjectives like "tall" or "cold."
What is "very"?
Use this quantifier in positive sentences with uncountable nouns, like "I need _____ water."
What is "some"?
This adverb means "in truth" or "in fact," and is often misused by Spanish speakers who try to use it to mean "currently."
What is "actually"?
According to English rules, these types of adjectives (like "beautiful" or "ugly") always come before factual adjectives (like size or color).
What are "opinion" adjectives?
Use this relative pronoun to refer to a person as the subject of a clause. Example: "The man _____ lives next door is a doctor."
What is "who"?
You should use this intensifier, not "very," with strong (non-gradable) adjectives like "exhausted" or "terrified."
What is "absolutely"?
This quantifier is typically used in negative sentences or questions, such as "I don't have _____ money."
What is "any"?
These two words look like adverbs, but one means "with a lot of effort" while the other means "almost not at all." (e.g., He works ____ vs. He ____ works).
What are "hard" and "hardly"?
You have a beautiful, small, old, wooden house. Which adjective comes immediately after "small"?
What is "old"? (Age comes after Size)
Use this relative pronoun to refer to an object or an animal. Example: "The car _____ I bought is red."
What is "which" or "that"
"The movie was _____ good that I watched it twice." The missing word is this intensifier, often used in a cause-and-effect structure.
What is "so"?
These two quantifiers are used for countable nouns. One implies a large number; the other implies a small number (with a negative feeling).
What are "many" and "few"?
If you mean "recently," you should use this adverb. If you mean "after a long time," you should use this other one.
What are "lately" (recently) and "late" / "finally" (after a long time)?
According to the standard order (OSASCOMP), these categories come before Color.
What are Opinion, Size, Age, and Shape? (Accept: O-S-A-S)
"The man to _____ I spoke was very kind."
What is "whom"?
"She is _____ a talented musician." The missing word is this intensifier used before a noun phrase (adjective + noun).
What is "such"?
"I have very _____ time to waste." The missing word is this quantifier, used for uncountable nouns to mean "almost none."
What is "little"? (Accept: "little time")
This tricky adverb can mean both "exactly" and "only," depending on context. For example: "I _____ arrived" vs. "I _____ ate an apple."
What is "just"?
In the phrase "a lovely little old French carved box," there is an error. The adjective "carved" (which describes a condition or qualifier) should actually come right before the noun, but it is in the wrong place. Where should "carved" go?
a lovely little old French carved box -- actually this is correct because "carved" is the purpose/qualifier, but if we are strict, material comes before purpose.
What is "silk" (Material)?)
In non-defining relative clauses (clauses separated by commas), you cannot use this pronoun. You must use "who" or "which" instead.
What is "that"? (e.g., "My car, which is red, is fast." -- You cannot say "My car, that is red...")
This adverb, meaning "to a very large degree," is often used in academic writing and pairs naturally with adjectives like "recommended" or "unlikely."
What is "highly"?
The difference between these two quantifiers is that one means "a small amount" (positive), and the other means "not enough" (negative), used with uncountable nouns.
What are "a little" (positive) and "little" (negative)?
These two adverbs are often confused. One means "for a short time" (e.g., "I _____ rested"), and the other means "in a short time from now" (e.g., "I will arrive _____").
What are "briefly" / "momentarily"? (Accept: "awhile" vs. "soon," but the standard pair is "momentarily" for both, depending on dialect; clarify US vs UK usage.)
Put these words in the correct order: "leather / a / brown / gorgeous / German / hiking / old / backpack" .
What is "a gorgeous old brown German leather hiking backpack" ?
In the sentence, "I have a friend whose brother is a pilot," the word "whose" is a relative pronoun showing this grammatical relationship.
What is "possession" ?