Parts of speech: adjectives 2

In each sentence, indicate which of the three underlined words is an adjective or a noun or pronoun functioning as an adjective. 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.)

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Example

Question 1 of 10

The committee honored Luisa Montes, one of the most respected members of her community.

Question 2 of 10

Every fall, gray whales migrate from the frigid North Pacific to the warm, shallow waters near Mexico.

Question 3 of 10

Could you please order two tickets to Saturday’s game?

Question 4 of 10

Inspired by Thomas Edison’s inventions, Louis and Auguste Lumière made one of the first movie projectors.

Question 5 of 10

The storyteller captivated his audience with suspenseful folklore and rhythmic verse.

Question 6 of 10

Salvador Dalí’s painting The Persistence of Memory features melting clocks.

Question 7 of 10

After a long day at work, Mark flopped down on the chair and closed his eyes.

Question 8 of 10

The towering mountains provided a beautiful backdrop to the towns in the valley.

Question 9 of 10

The rain dripped slowly off the rusty metal roof.

Question 10 of 10

Lynne designed a necklace with hand-carved wooden beads.