WorksheetsIdentifying Adjectives: Into Thin Air
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Identify all adjectives (including articles and predicate adjectives) in the following sentence: The 40-year-old Fischer was a strapping, gregarious man with a blond ponytail and manic energy
40-year-old, gregarious, blond, manic
the, 40-year-old, a, strapping, gregarious, a, blond, manic
a, strapping, gregarious, a, blond, manic
the, gregarious, blond, manic
Sporting a long black ponytail and a gold tooth, he was flashy, self-assured, and very appealing to the clients, not to mention crucial to their summit hopes.
long, black, gold, crucial, summit.
a, long, black, a, gold, flashy, self-assured, appealing, crucial, their, summit.
a, black, gold, flashy, self-assured, appealing, crucial , their
a, black, gold, flashy, self-assured, appealing, crucial, summit.
But two other clients on Fischer's team speculate that Lopsang was short-roping her because she'd promised him a hefty cash bonus if she reached the top.
two, other, Fischer's, speculate, short-roping, hefty, a, cash.
two, other, Fischer's, a, hefty, cash, the
two, other, Fischer's, short-roping, cash.
other, Fischer's, speculate, short-roping, hefty, cash.
But it was one of many little things -- accruing slowly, compounding imperceptibly, building steadily toward critical mass.
many, little, critical
many, little, slowly, imperceptibly, steadily, critical
things, slowly, imperceptibly, steadily, critical
little, critical
A quiet, moody young man who regarded Lopsang as a showboat and a goldbrick, Ang Dorje had been working extremely hard, well beyond the call of duty, for six long weeks.
quiet, moody, showboat, goldbrick, extremely, well, six, long
quiet, moody, showboat, goldbrick, extremely, well
a, quiet, moody, young, a, six, long
quiet, moody, young
Clients huddled at the base of this obstacle for nearly an hour while Beidleman, standing in for the absent Lopsang, laboriously ran the rope out.
the, this, absent, laboriously, the
the, this, an, absent, the
the, this, an, absent, laboriously
this, an, absent, laboriously, out
A stiff breeze raked the ridge crest, blowing a plume of spindrift into Tibet, but overhead the sky was an achingly brilliant blue.
a, stiff, ridge, a, the, achingly, brilliant, blue
a, stiff, ridge, a, the, an, brilliant, blue
stiff, ridge, the, brilliant, blue
a, stiff, breeze, ridge, a, the, brilliant, blue
Climbing along the blade of the summit ridge, sucking gas into my ragged lungs, I enjoyed a strange, unwarranted sense of calm.
the, the, summit, my, ragged, a, strange, unwarranted
along, the, the, summit, my, ragged, a, strange, unwarranted
summit, my, ragged, strange, unwarranted
the, the, summit, my, ragged, a, strange, unwarranted, sense
"Yeah, it's turned out to be a pretty good expedition," he replied. "I only wish we could have gotten more clients to the top."
out, a, good, more, the
good, more
a, pretty, good, more, the
a, good, more, the
He had climbed Everest in 1993 without supplemental oxygen and wasn't overly concerned about going without.
supplemental, without
without, concerned
supplemental, concerned
had, without, supplemental, overly, without
