Fundamentals Of English Grammar

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12. There is many diierent kinds of fish in the ocean.
13. The neighbors in the apartment next to mine is very friendly and helpful.
14. Every students in this room have a grammar book.

AD] NOUN Words that describe nouns are called adjocziver.

In (a): good is an adjective; it describes the book.

1 (el ROS- are beautiful^^^^^^. Adjectives are neither singular nor plural. They do NOT
INCORRECT: Roses are beautifulsflowen. have a plural form. I

(b) The tall woman wore a new dress.

(c) The short woman wore an old dress.

(d) ne young wmna,, wore a dress,

We say that adjectives "modify" nouns. "Modify" means

"change a Little." An adjective changes the meaning of a

noun by giving more information about it.

(g) Roses an beautiful.

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Adjectives can also follow main verb be, as in (g) and (h).

(h) His shirt was white.

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EXERCISE 14. Adjectives. (Chart 6-8)

Direcriom: Underline and identify the adjectives (ADJ) in the sentences.

(f) He wore a white shirt.

INCORRECT: He wore a shin white.

1. The students wrote ADJ compositions.

Adjectives usually come immediately before nouns, as in

(f).

2. Deserts are dry.


3. Crocodiles have big teeth.


4. Knives are sharp.


5. Dark places frighten small children.


6. The audience laughed at the funny joke.


7. Sensible people wear comfortable shoes.


8. Steve cleaned the shelves of the refrigerator with soapy water.


9. The local police searched the stolen car for illegal drugs.


10. Before the development of agriculture, primitive people gathered wild plants for food.

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