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English Basics
Volume 2, Number 7, October 20, 1997
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Adjectives
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
An adjective can indicate what kind of, how many, whose, or which.
The word a is called an indefinite article. The word the is a definite article. They are adjectives too.
Each sentence below contains one or more adjectives. One adjective in each sentence is highlighted in bold type. Underline the noun or pronoun that is modified by that adjective. The first four sentences have been done for you.
1.X
My silly puppy chases his curly
tail.
2.X She
is smarter than a moose.
3.X Joyce
was happy to receive your message.
4.X Why did you eat
ten juicy hamburgers?
5.X I put your smelly
old socks in the trash can!
6.X Does Cheryl
really know the magician’s secret word?
7.X Are the last
two cupcakes still in the box?
8.X Roses are red;
violets are blue.
9.X It is smaller
than a mouse.
10. There is a terrible storm
coming.
11. My favorite leather
jacket is missing!
12. Put the mean old
snake into his cage.
13. We are very clever.
14. The large crowd
stood in front of the rustic church.
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