Understanding Nouns and Adjectives

What is the primary function of an adjective?

• To act as a conjunction

• To modify a noun or pronoun

• To describe a verb

• To replace a noun

In the phrase 'vegetable salad', what role does 'vegetable' play?

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

In the phrase 'chocolate cake', what is the function of 'chocolate'?

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

Which of the following is a proper adjective?

• gold

• Italian

• saxophone

• chicken

What is the role of 'gold' in the phrase 'gold medal'?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

What is a compound noun?

• A noun that is always capitalized

• A noun made up of two or more words

• A noun that is also an adjective

• A noun that describes a verb

Which of the following is NOT a compound noun?

• gold medal

• clam chowder

• chicken hawk

• salad dressing

In the sentence 'The colorful jellybeans sat in the center of the glass table', which word is an adjective?

• jellybeans

• table

• center

• colorful

Which word in the sentence 'Our teacher Mr. James identified apple trees along the nature trail' is an adjective?

• teacher

• trail

• apple

• trees

In the sentence 'Many people are working to clean up the bird park', which word is a noun?

• many

• clean

• people

• bird