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à 3.1èIntroduction to Adjectives
ä:èUnderline the adjectives in the sentence in the Example.
â:
#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?
A)ïExercise wears me out.
B)ïI paint expensive taxis.
C)ïJamie was knitting next to me.
D)ïå
ü
#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?
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?
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?
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