EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs

EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs

In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

Example

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Generalizations lead to weak, unfocused essays.

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Answer: Adjectives: weak, unfocused
EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs - In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Generalizations lead to weak, unfocused essays.

2 of 5

The Spanish language is wonderfully flexible.

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Answer: Adjectives: The (article), Spanish, flexible; adverb: wonderfully
EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs - In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The Spanish language is wonderfully flexible.

3 of 5

The wildflowers smelled especially fragrant after the steady rain.

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Answer: Adjectives: The (article), fragrant, the (article), steady; adverb: especially
EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs - In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The wildflowers smelled especially fragrant after the steady rain.

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I’d rather be slightly hot than bitterly cold.

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Answer: Adjectives: hot, cold; adverbs: rather, slightly, bitterly
EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs - In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - I’d rather be slightly hot than bitterly cold.

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The cat slept soundly in its wicker basket.

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Answer: Adjectives: The (article), its (pronoun/adjective), wicker (noun/adjective); adverb: soundly
EXERCISE 46–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs - In the box below each sentence, list the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. If a word is a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective, list it and mark it as a noun/adjective or pronoun/adjective. Also treat the articles a, an, and the as adjectives. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The cat slept soundly in its wicker basket.

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