Lessons 4.1-4.2: Adjectives & Their Forms

Select the adjectives: In ancient times many manuscripts were written on papyrus.

• In

• ancient

• times

• many

• manuscripts

Select the adjectives: Paprus was made from a tall, needle-like Egyptian plant.

• a

• tall

• needle-like

• Egyptian

• plant

Select the adjectives: Connected papyrus sheets were formed into long rolls.

• Connected

• papyrus

• formed

• long

• rolls

Select the adjectives: Most rolls were six meters in length.

• Most

• were

• six

• in

• length

Select the adjectives: Parchment, another ancient material, was an improvement over papyrus.

• Parchment

• another

• ancient

• was

• an

Select the adjectives: Parchment was stronger, smoother, and cheaper than papyrus.

• stronger

• smoother

• and

• cheaper

• than

Select the adjectives: Vellum, smooth and precious, is parchment of high quality.

• smooth

• and

• precious

• high

• quality

Select the adjectives: The invention of modern paper was a Chinese contribution to the craft of bookmaking.

• The

• modern

• a

• Chinese

• the

Select the adjectives: The Chinese carved each page from a wooden block and spread ink over the raised surface.

• The

• each

• a

• wooden

• raised

Select the adjectives: The oldest known book was printed in China, using block printing, in 868.

• The

• oldest

• known

• printed

• block