Adjective
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1. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'
Answer: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Here, 'quick' and 'brown' describe the noun 'fox', and 'lazy' describes the noun 'dog'. 'Quick' is one of the adjectives.
2. She wore a __________ dress to the party.
Answer: The sentence requires an adjective to describe the noun 'dress'. 'Beautiful' is the adjective form. 'Beauty' is a noun, 'beautify' is a verb, and 'beautifully' is an adverb.
3. This is the __________ book I have ever read.
Answer: The superlative degree is used when comparing more than two things. The phrase 'I have ever read' implies a comparison among all books read. 'Best' is the superlative form of 'good'.
4. He is __________ than his brother.
Answer: When comparing two people or things, the comparative degree of the adjective is used. 'Taller' is the comparative form of 'tall'.
5. There isn't __________ milk in the jug. Can you buy some?
Answer: 'Any' is typically used in negative sentences and questions with uncountable nouns like 'milk'. 'Some' is used in positive sentences.
6. I have __________ friends who can help me.
Answer: 'Friends' is a plural countable noun. 'A few' is used with countable nouns to mean 'a small number, but some'. 'A little' is used with uncountable nouns.
7. The movie was so __________ that I fell asleep.
Answer: The adjective ending in '-ing' (boring) is used to describe the thing that causes the feeling (the movie). The adjective ending in '-ed' (bored) describes the feeling of a person.
8. She felt very __________ after the long journey.
Answer: The adjective ending in '-ed' (tired) is used to describe how a person feels. The journey was 'tiring' (it caused the feeling), and as a result, she felt 'tired'.
9. Which of the following sentences has the correct order of adjectives?
Answer: The general order of adjectives before a noun is Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. In this case, it should be Age ('new'), then Size ('big'), then Color ('red').
10. He needs to be __________ with his work.
Answer: The sentence requires an adjective to describe 'he'. 'Careful' is an adjective meaning 'taking care'. 'Carefully' is an adverb.
11. This situation is __________ than the previous one.
Answer: 'Bad' is an irregular adjective. Its comparative form is 'worse', and its superlative form is 'worst'. The sentence compares two situations, so the comparative form is needed.
12. The company has __________ information about its new product.
Answer: 'Information' is an uncountable noun. 'Little' is used with uncountable nouns to mean 'not much'. 'Few' is used with countable nouns.
13. There are __________ students in the library today because of the holiday.
Answer: 'Students' is a countable noun. 'Fewer' is the correct comparative adjective to use with countable nouns. 'Less' is used with uncountable nouns.
14. The __________ puppy followed me home.
Answer: The correct order of adjectives is Opinion ('adorable'), Size ('small'), and then Color ('black').
15. This is a problem of __________ importance.
Answer: An adjective is needed to modify the noun 'importance'. 'Great' is the adjective. 'Greatly' is an adverb, and 'greatness' is a noun.
16. Of the two plans, this one is __________.
Answer: When comparing two specific items, the structure 'the + comparative' is often used. 'The better' correctly compares the two plans.
17. The news was quite __________.
Answer: The adjective 'shocking' describes the thing that causes the emotion (the news). 'Shocked' describes the person who feels the emotion.
18. He speaks __________ English.
Answer: The word modifies the noun 'English', so an adjective is required. 'Fluent' is the correct adjective. 'Fluently' is an adverb that would modify a verb (e.g., 'He speaks fluently').
19. I prefer tea __________ coffee.
Answer: Adjectives like 'preferable', 'senior', 'junior', 'prior' are followed by the preposition 'to', not 'than'.
20. This dress is __________ to the one I saw yesterday.
Answer: Adjectives like 'superior', 'inferior', 'major', and 'minor' are already comparative in meaning and do not take 'more' or '-er'.