Adjective Quiz

What is a compound adjective?

• a) An adjective that changes form depending on the noun it's describing

• b) An adjective made up of two or more words

• c) A hyphenated form of an adjective

What type of adjective does not require comparisons?

• a) Comparative adjectives

• b) Superlative adjectives

• c) Absolute adjectives

Coordinate adjectives...

• a) Describe a noun from different angles and are separated by commas or the conjunction 'and'.

• b) Are used to indicate aspects of the quantity of a noun or pronoun.

• c) Express the highest degree of comparison.

What distinguishes proper adjectives from common adjectives?

• a) Proper adjectives are used to describe while common adjectives are used to count.

• b) Proper adjectives are derived from proper nouns, while common adjectives are not.

• c) Proper adjectives are always capitalized while common adjectives are not.

Which of the following is an example of a demonstrative adjective?

• a) This

• b) Beautiful

• c) Fourth

What is a qualitative adjective?

• a) It describes the order or position of something.

• b) It describes the characteristics or qualities of a noun.

• c) It points out the specific noun referred to.

Which sentence includes a distributive adjective?

• a) "Each student raised their hand."

• b) "The happy baby laughed."

• c) "I ran as fast as possible."

Which type of adjective is specifically used to show an order or hierarchy?

• a) Demonstrative

• b) Coordinate

• c) Ordinal

In the phrase "She was howling with laughter", "howling" is an example of what kind of adjective?

• a) Predicate

• b) Attributive

• c) Compound

Which of the following sentences contains a predicative adjective?

• a) The snow was thick.

• b) The thick snow blanketed the ground.

• c) The snow fell thickly.