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Practice 19-2 Using Single-Word
Modifiers
Place the listed modifier in the sentence to make each sentence
match its intended meaning. The first one is done for you.
1. The distraught mother believed her child was gravely ill.
Modifier to insert: only
Intended meaning: No one but the mother believed it.
New sentence: Only the distraught mother believed her child
was gravely ill.
2. Kim ate a whole bucket of popcorn at the movies.
Modifier to insert: nearly
Intended meaning: She ate all but a handful or two.
New sentence:
3. Simon’s reading speed test shows that he reads 400 words per
minute.
Modifier to insert: almost
Intended meaning: He reads 394 words per minute.
New sentence:
