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- à 3.6èAdjectives Formed from Verbs
- ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the adjectives
- formed from verbs.
- âS:
- #êèThe ╕persistent╗ ranger arrested the arsonists.
-
- #╕╗êèThis is a very ╕resistant╗ stain to most detergents.
-
- #êèThe soccer team that traveled to the playoffs was ╕beatable╗.
- éS Certain verbs in the base form act as adjectives when the suf-
- #fixesï╖ent, ant,╗ or ╖able╗ are attached to them.ïThere is no rule to
- #determine whether to use ╖ent╗ or ╖ant╗ as a suffix.ïCheck your dic-
- #tionary.ïNote that to make some verbs that end in ╖e╗ or ╖y╗ into ad-
- jectives by adding a suffix beginning with a vowel, changes are made
- #to the base form.ïThe ╖y╗ is dropped, an╖ i╗ is substituted for the ╖y╗
- #and then an ╖ant╗ is added.ïFor example, the verb ╖rely╗ becomes the
- #adjective ╖reliant╗.ïInstead of having two ╖e's╗ together, one ╖e╗ is
- #dropped: the verb ╖revere╗ becomes the adjective ╖reverent╗.ïAt other
- #times, the base form of a verb ending in ╖e╗ does not change when at-
- #tached to a suffix beginning with a vowel: the verb ╖agree╗ becomes the
- #adjective ╖agreeable╗.ïCheck your dictionary.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- formed from a verb?
-
- A)ïThe cheerleaders looked nervous.
- B)ïThe dependent child would not allow his father to leave his side.
- C)ïThe weary antelope slid into the grass.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Dependent╗ is an adjective that comes from the verb ╢depend╗ plus
- #the ╢ent╗ suffix.ï╢Child╗ is the noun that ╢dependent╗ identifies.ïIn
- #the other sentences, ╖nervous╗ and ╖weary╗ are adjectives that are not
- #created by adding a suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Nervous╗
- #describes ╖cheerleaders╗.ï╖Weary╗ describes ╖antelope╗.
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- formed from a verb?
-
- A)ïThe plan was doable.
- B)ïHanna recently left her carefree sister.
- C)ïAdam watched the early sunrise.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Doable╗ is an adjective stemming from the verb ╢do╗ plus the suf-
- #fix ╢able╗.ï╢Doable╗ describes the noun ╢plan╗.ïIn the other senten-
- #ces, the adjectives ╖carefree╗ and ╖early╗ are not created by adding a
- #suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Carefree╗ describes the noun
- #╖sisters╗, and ╖early╗ identifies the noun ╖sunrise.╗
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- formed from a verb?
- A)ïHoward was proud of his promotion.
- B)ïThe observant eagle quickly located its prey.
- C)ïBert figured that sooner or later he would strike out against the
- è awesome pitcher.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Observant╗ is an adjective formed by adding an ╢ant╗ suffix to
- #the verb ╢observe ╗(the last ╢e╗ in ╢observe╗ is dropped before adding
- #the ╢ant╗).ï╢Observant╗ describes the noun ╢eagle╗.ïIn the other sen-
- #tences, the adjectives ╖proud╗ and ╖awesome╗ are not created from adding
- #a suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Proud╗ describes the proper
- #noun ╖Howard╗, and ╖awesome╗ describes the noun ╖pitcher╗.
- Ç B
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