John Vincent C. Durango.

BEED 4E
STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH
Ma'am. Juneza Nacasabog. Instructor

Exercise A. RECOGNIZING ADJECTIVES. Write the adjectives in each sentence.

EXAMPLE: A LOUD ROAR GREETED THE VICTORIOUS.

A, loud, the, victorious

1. The dull walls and dingy carpet give the room a somber atmosphere.
Answer : (The, dull, dingy, somber,atmosphere)
2. The lonesome howl of a coyote came from the woods.
Answer:( The, lonesome, howl, came, the, woods)
3. There wasn’t enough money in the wallet to pay the bill.
Answer: ( There, enough, the, pay, bill)
4. After a major collision, there may be few survivors.
answer : ( After, collision, few, survivors)
5. The knife was silvery in the dim shadows.
answer: ( The, silvery, dim, shadows)

Exercise B. ORDERING ADJECTIVES. Order the following adjectives found in each sentence.
EXAMPLE: A lovely, gigantic, ancient, brick, house
D O S A M

1. It was made of a strange, green, metallic material.

D O. S. A. M
2. She was a beautiful, tall, thin, young, black-haired Scottish woman.
D O. S. A. M
3. What an amazing, little, old Chinese cup and saucer.
D O. S. A. M

4. Panettone is a round, Italian, bread-like Christmas cake.

D O. S. A. M
5. It’s a long, narrow, plastic brush.
D O. S. A. M
Exercise C. RECOGNIZING PROPER AND COMPOUND ADJECTIVES. Identify the
adjective/s in each sentence and label if it’s a proper or compound adjective.

1. The red-cheeked girl ate Turkish taffy. Answer ( Compound Adjectives)

adjective( red-checked girl)
2. Well-qualified surgeons do open-heart surgery. Answer ( Compound Adjectives)
adjectives (well-qualified)
3. The hostess served a Scandinavian meal. Answer (Proper Adjectives)
adjectives ( Scandinavian meal)
4. In combat, the horse remained steadfast.Answer ( Proper adjectives)
adjectives ( the horse)
5. Although he lived in Utah, Sam kept his Bostonian accent. Answer (Proper Adjectives)
Adjectives ( Bostonian accent)
6. We bought the Victorian table for the hallway. Answer ( Proper Adjectives)
Adjective( Victorian table)
7. Phil, who was well-liked, lived in an out-of-the-way place. Answer (Compound Adjectives)
Adjective( well-liked, out-of-the-way place)