Successful vs. success

[Elga]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #103 "Agatha Christie test questions", question 10

Agatha Christie wrote her first detective story in 1920 and became very ..........

(a) success
(b) successor
(c) successful

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #103 "Agatha Christie test questions", answer 10

Agatha Christie wrote her first detective story in 1920 and became very successful.

Correct answer: (c) successful

Your answer was: incorrect
Agatha Christie wrote her first detective story in 1920 and became very success.
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I think somethink is wrong in your test. I wrote the answer "success". The result said successful.
Your test are anytime very good.

Thank's for your work.

Elga

[Alan]

Hi Elga,

Success is the noun and successful is the adjective.

Agatha Christie had a lot of success (noun) as a writer.

Agatha Christie was a successful (adjective) writer.

Alan
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