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- à 3.1èIntroduction to Adjectives
- ä:èUnderline the adjectives in the sentence in the Example.
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- #êêè In Japan, ╕new╗ housing is ╕scarce╗.
- éS An adjective describes, identifies, or characterizes a noun or
- #pronoun, as it answers the questions Which one? (the ╖last╗ person),
- #What kind? (a╖ rough╗ road), How much? (╖no╗ luck), or How many? (╖five╗
- logs). An adjective can be the first word of a sentence or it can be
- #the last word of a sentence.ïFor example, in╖ Old paintings are deli-
- #╖cate, old╗ and ╖delicate╗ are both adjectives describing the same noun
- #╖picture╗.ïSometimes the adjective directly precedes the noun or pro-
- #noun it describes, as does ╖old╗, or it could come after the noun or
- #pronoun it describes, as does ╖delicate.╗ïFrequently two or more ad-
- #jectives are side by side.ïIn ╖The afternoon was harsh, gray, and
- #╖dull╗, three adjectives describe afternoon: ╖harsh, gray, ╗and ╖dull╗.
- #or in ╖She, wet and forlorn, knocked at the door, wet╗ and ╖forlorn ╗
- #are two paired adjectives describing the pronoun ╖she╗.ïJust about
- #every sentence contains an adjective because the words ╖the, a, ╗and ╖an
- (called articles) are considered to be adjectives.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains one adjec-
- tive?
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- A)ïExercise wears me out.
- B)ïI paint expensive taxis.
- C)ïJamie was knitting next to me.
- D)ïå
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- #ë╢Expensive╗ is the only adjective in any of the sentences.ïIt
- #describes the noun ╢taxis.╗
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains two adjec-
- tives?
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- A)ïThe load was slight.
- B)ïGum was stuck on a chair.
- C)ïHenry got us into familiar territory.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢The ╗and ╢slight╗, both describing the noun ╢load╗, are two adjec-
- tives in the same sentence.ïThe other two sentences contain one adjec-
- #tive apiece: ╖a╗ and ╖familiar╗.ï╖A╗ refers to the noun ╖chair╗, and
- #╖familiar╗ characterizes the noun ╖territory╗.
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains three
- adjectives?
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- A)ïThe dirty engine belonged to Sammy.
- B)ïTen apples were ripening.
- C)ïHe, curious and envious, watched Susan build miniature skyscrapers.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Anxious, envious,╗ and ╢miniature╗ are three adjectives found in
- #one sentence.ï╢Anxious╗ and ╢envious╗ describe the pronoun ╖he╗, and
- #╢miniature╗ tells what kinds of ╖skyscrapers╗ (a noun) are being built.
- #╖The ╗and ╖dirty╗, both identifying the noun ╖engines╗, are two adjec-
- #tives found in another sentence.ï╖Ten╗ is the only adjective in the
- #remaining sentence.ïIt specifies how many ╖apples╗ (a noun) are in-
- volved.
- Ç C
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains four
- adjectives?
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- A)ïA tiny squirrel dashed along the highway.
- B)ïHave you ever seen brown bears eat bananas?
- C)ïThree cups of hot tea perk me up on cold, bitter mornings.
- D)ïå
- #ü Four adjectives found in one sentence are ╢three, hot, cold, ╗
- #and╢ bitter.ïThree╗ refers to how many ╢cups╗ (a noun) of tea there
- #are, ╢hot╗ describes the noun ╢tea╗, and ╢cold╗ and ╢bitter╗ describe
- #the noun ╢mornings╗.ïAnother sentence contains three adjectives, ╖a
- #and ╖tiny╗, both referring to the noun ╖squirrel╗, and the adjective
- #╖the╗, referring to the noun ╖highway╗.ïThe remaining sentence contains
- #the adjective ╖brown╗ that identifies the noun ╖bears╗.
- Ç C
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