EXERCISE B1–13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs

EXERCISE B1-13Parts 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

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Generalizations lead to weak, unfocused essays.

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Answer: Adjectives: weak, unfocused
EXERCISE B1-13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Generalizations lead to weak, unfocused essays.

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The Spanish language is wonderfully flexible.

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Answer: Adjectives: The (article), Spanish, flexible; adverb: wonderfully
EXERCISE B1-13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The Spanish language is wonderfully flexible.

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The wildflowers smelled especially fragrant after the steady rain.

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Answer: Adjectives: The (article), fragrant, the (article), steady; adverb: especially
EXERCISE B1-13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - 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 B1-13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - 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 B1-13 Parts of speech: adjectives and adverbs 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The cat slept soundly in its wicker basket.