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Using adjectives as nouns

Using adjectives as nouns

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English

9th Grade

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CCSS
L.3.1A, L.8.1A, L.2.1E

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David Cutimbo

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Using adjectives as nouns

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Multiple Choice

Governments should do more to help _______________.

1

the poors

2

the poor

3

the poorly

3

Multiple Choice

We have insufficient health services for _______________.

1

the elderly

2

the elderlies

3

the older

4

Multiple Choice

The government has promised to lower taxes for _______________.

1

the middle class

2

the middle

3

the middling class

5

Multiple Choice

There is a great stigma around _______________.

1

the mental ills

2

the mentally ills

3

the mentally ill

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Multiple Choice

There is a great stigma around _______________.

1

The French

2

The Frenches

3

The Frenchly

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Multiple Choice

"We are _______________." (David Bowie, George Orwell, etc.)

1

the dead

2

the deadly

3

the death

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Multiple Choice

Did you ever watch _______________?

1

The Departs

2

The Departed

3

The Departing

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Multiple Choice

"_______________ shall inherit the earth." (a passage from the Bible)

1

The meekly

2

The meeks

3

The meek

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Multiple Choice

_______________ have less security than those with jobs.

1

The unemployed

2

The unemploy

3

The unemploys

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