Adjectives

What are adjectives?

• words that modify nouns and pronouns

• words that modify verbs

• words that modify pronouns

• words that modify adverbs

An adjective will never come before the noun that it modifies.

• true

• false

An adjective may also follow the word that it modifies when it comes after a linking verb.

• true

• false

In this sentence - "That is cute!", 'cute' is the adjective that modifies the pronoun 'that'.

• true

• false

In the following sentence, there are no adjectives.

Everyone was lively and friendly!

• false

• true

In what position do certain adjectives like 'alive', 'awake', 'asleep', and 'alone' appear in sentences?

• before the noun they modify

• after a linking verb

What word would complete the sentence correctly? I was talking to such a ______ guy at the party. He talked about himself for an hour.

• boring

• bored

Choose the sentence that has a demonstrative adjective.

• Take these away.

• Take these ones away.

Choose the sentence that has an indefinite adjective.

• I spoke with several people about the project.

• Some did not seem interested.

In this sentence, the compound adjective is correctly written: Wind-powered generators can be excellent sources of electricity.

• true

• false