10th Adjectives

Adjectives

By Marco Hernandez

​In the following exercises, count and choose the right number of adjectives you may find in each statement. Count even the articles as adjectives.

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A good idea is to locate the noun/nouns being described to express the right amount.​

Multiple Choice

1. The little electric car chugged over the steep hill and into the valley.

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Multiple Choice

2. A bitter wind was blowing off the ocean the night that Keith heard the eerie howling.

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Multiple Choice

3. The unpublished story revealed a new side of Faulkner to the scholar.

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Multiple Choice

4. The clear view of the distant ocean was slowly obstructed by the new skyscraper.

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Multiple Choice

5. The gray cat stretched itself out in the warm sunshine pouring through the window.

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Draw

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Draw

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Draw

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Draw

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Draw

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Multiple Choice

11. Many of the houses in this neighborhood were built by the same contractor.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

12. The freshest fruits in the store are the apples and pears, which were picked only yesterday.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

13. A few days from now, we’ll be able to laugh about the situation.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

14. Which play are we going to see?

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

15. Katya enjoys most movies, though she prefers comedies.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

16. These old photographs were left to me by my grandmother.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

17. Some prefer a cold meal to a hot one.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

18. Most of us have already been swimming today.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

19. Many people will be coming from out of town for the wedding.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

20. This is my final offer.

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

21. My mother writes a newspaper column once a week.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

22. Originally, Mike’s family came from Los Angeles.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

23. Jamal’s older brother is a successful record producer.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

24. Tish has switched to a diet rich in grains, vegetables, and fruit.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

25. Colin likes all sorts of music, but his favorite is opera.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

26. Are those storm clouds along the horizon?

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

27. The Los Angeles freeways are some of the most crowded roads in the world.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

28. My older sister just received her degree in music education.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

29. The lecturer found a fruit basket in his hotel room.

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

30. That recording of the Duke Ellington song “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” is classic.

• noun

• adjective

​Think about food

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Type an idea related to food and including four nouns. Some nouns should act as adjectives.

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Example

I prepare delicious cheese burgers. I love burgers with cheese.​

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Open Ended

​Think about food

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Type an idea related to food and including four nouns. Some nouns should act as adjectives.

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Example

I prepare delicious cheese burgers. I love burgers with cheese.​

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