“It was a success business.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
Before a noun, or after very or so, you usually need an adjective: a successful business, very creative.
Not: It was a success business.
Say: It was a successful business.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- Our teacher gave us some very ______ advice about how to organise our study time.helping · helpful · help · helpfully
- My brother is very ______ at weekends; he plays football and goes swimming.active · action · actively · acting
- Choosing a hobby is a personal ______, so nobody can make it for you.decision · decide · decisive · deciding
- My brother is very ______, so he spends his free time painting and making models.creation · creatively · creating · creative
- Working in a café is a very ______ occupation for students who want some extra money.popularly · popular · popularise · popularity
- Marco has a good ______ between work and leisure, so he never feels stressed.balances · balance · balancing · balanced
Show the answers
- helpfulnot help: the noun and the adjective mixed upnot helpfully: the adjective and the adverb mixed up
- activenot action: the noun and the adjective mixed upnot actively: the adjective and the adverb mixed up
- decisionnot decide: the verb where you need a noun (or the other way round)not decisive: the noun and the adjective mixed up
- creativenot creation: the noun and the adjective mixed upnot creatively: the adjective and the adverb mixed up
- popularnot popularly: the adjective and the adverb mixed upnot popularity: the noun and the adjective mixed up
- balancenot balanced: the noun and the adjective mixed up