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- à 3.4èAdjectives Formed From Common Nouns
- ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the adjec-
- tives that are derived from common nouns.
- #âS:êêHe saw the ╕fearless╗ lion.
- #êêêïShe had a ╕childlike╗ innocence.
- #êêêïThey said ╕corny╗ things.
- #êêêïThe gills were ╕pinkish╗.
- #êêêïHis words were ╕soulful╗.
- #êêêïThe dance was ╕lovely╗.
- éS Adding the following endings to a noun changes that noun to an
- #adjective: ╖less, like, y, ish, full, ly╗.ïSuch endings are called suf-
- fixes.ïFor example, hope is a noun; hopeless is an adjective.ïBird
- is a noun; birdlike is an adjective.ïDream is a noun; dreamy is an ad-
- jective.ïChild is a noun; childish is an adjective.ïHope is a noun;
- hopeful is an adjective.ïHeaven is a noun; heavenly is an adjective.
- All ç adjectives give identifying information about a noun or pro-
- noun.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïSam always eats junk food.
- B)ïBarbara's eyes look puffy.
- C)ïThe post office was built in 1900.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Puffy╗, an adjective describing the noun ╢eyes╗, is formed by add-
- #ing the suffix ╢y╗ to the noun ╢puff╗.ïIn the other sentences, ╖junk╗
- #and ╖post╗ are two nouns used as adjectives.ïThey have no attached suf-
- #fixes.ï╖Junk╗ describes the noun ╖food╗.ï╖Post╗ refers to the noun ╖
- #╖office.
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïHis tigerish appearance frightened us all.
- B)ïJerry's van had a lot of old people in it.
- C)ïI bought the step ladder at a yard sale.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Tigerish╗, an adjective describing the noun ╢appearance╗╗, is
- #formed by adding the suffix ╢ish╗ to the noun ╢tiger╗.ïIn the other
- #sentence, ╖Jerry's╗ is a possessive noun used as an adjective telling
- #whose van it is.ï╖Step╗ and ╖yard╗ are both nouns used as adjectives
- #but having no attached suffixes.ï╖Step╗ identifies the noun╖ ladder╗
- #and ╖yard╗ identifies the noun ╖sale╗╗.
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïJane's custard pie was melting.
- B)ïHarold caught a minnow with a net.
- C)ïHe scooped up a dreadful worm.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Dreadful╗, an adjective characterizing the noun ╢worm╗╗, is formed
- #by adding the suffix ╢ful╗ to the noun ╢dread╗.ïAnother sentence con-
- #tains the possessive noun, ╖Jane's╗ acting as an adjective identifying
- #the noun ╖pie╗, and the common noun╖ custard╗, also acting as an adjec-
- #tive identifying that same noun.╗
- Ç C
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïThe day went by without a change in temperature.
- B)ïHis soulless behavior shocked the parents.
- C)ïIs this the tape I lent you?
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë╢Soulless╗, an adjective describing the noun ╢behavior╗, is formed
- #by adding the suffix ╢less╗ to the noun ╢soul╗.ïThe other sentences
- #contain no adjectives at all, except for the articles ╕the╗ and ╕a╗.
- Ç B
- 5.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïI just saw a house trailer on wheels.
- B)ïThe motor boat began to smoke.
- C)ïThe gestures were very lifelike.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Lifelike╗, an adjective describing the noun ╢gestures╗, is formed
- #by adding the suffix ╢like╗ to the noun ╢life╗.ïThe other sentences
- each contain a common noun identifying another noun and thus acting
- #as an adjective: ╖house╗ refers to ╖trailer╗, and ╖motor╗ refers to ╖
- #╖boat╗.
- Ç C
- 6.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
- derived from adding a suffix to a noun?
-
- A)ïHer affection for him was sisterly.
- B)ïSteven had blue slacks.
- C)ïThe plumber, black with grime from the drain, went home.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Sisterly╗, an adjective describing the noun ╢affection╗, is formed
- #by adding the suffix ╢ly╗ to the noun ╢sister╗.ïIn the other sentences,
- #╖blue╗ and ╖black╗, two adjectives which are not formed by adding suf-
- #fixes to nouns, describe ╖slacks╗ and ╖plumber╗.
- Ç A
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