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Difficulty: MediumAdjective and Adverb Usage

In the sentence, 'Because the chemicals in the laboratory were highly reactive, the technician handled the samples extremely cautious,' the word 'cautious' is grammatically correct. Is this statement true or false?

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The statement is false because the adjective 'cautious' is incorrectly used to modify the verb 'handled' and should be replaced by the adverb 'cautiously'.
The statement is false because the adjective 'cautious' is used to modify the verb 'handled', which requires the adverb 'cautiously' to describe the action.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the word that 'cautious' modifies in the sentence.
The word 'cautious' describes the manner in which the technician 'handled' the samples.
Determining the target of modification is necessary to choose the correct modifier form.
2
Determine whether the modified word is a noun/pronoun or a verb/adjective/adverb.
The modified word 'handled' is a verb.
Adjectives modify nouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
3
Select the correct grammatical form and check the sentence's structure.
The adverb 'cautiously' is required. The correct phrase is 'handled the samples extremely cautiously.'
Using the adverb form corrects the adjective-adverb confusion error.

Key Concept

Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns, whereas adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
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Adjective and Adverb Usage

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