Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1 - 7. Choose the correct sentence.
A) She answered more deviously than he did about their unexplained absence from school.
B) She answered more devious than he did about their unexplained absence from school.
C) She answered deviouser than he did about their unexplained absence from school.
Answer: A) She answered more deviously than he did about their unexcused absence from school.
Explanation: Use an adverb when a word answers the question how? Add -ly to a word to make it an adverb if the word has an -ly form.
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