EXERCISE 46–15 Parts of speech: adjectives
For each sentence, indicate which of the three underlined words is an adjective or a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
1 of 10
Infomercials are rarely believable.
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2 of 10
In a true democracy, all citizens have the right to vote.
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| C. |
3 of 10
Although it may be difficult, a nursing career has many rewards.
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| B. |
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4 of 10
A penguin cannot fly; it uses its wings to swim underwater.
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5 of 10
Confidence is a pretty important trait of a politician.
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| B. |
| C. |
6 of 10
The second item on the agenda raised the very complicated issue of increasing the sales tax.
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| B. |
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7 of 10
The documentary claimed to provide an unbiased view of the event.
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| B. |
| C. |
8 of 10
In my daydreams, the longest day of the week is Saturday.
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| C. |
9 of 10
His car squealed loudly whenever he turned sharply to the left.
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10 of 10
Many sites on the Internet charge a fee for information that was once free.
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