Identify the adjectives in the following sentences and state their kind.
1In the sentence "Tokyo is a big city," "big" is an ...............
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The word "big" describes the quality of the city, so the answer is "adjective of quality".
2In the sentence "She ate some rice," "some" is an ...............
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The word "some" tells how much rice there was, so the answer is "adjective of quantity".
3In the sentence "The foolish crow opened his mouth to sing," "foolish" is an ...............
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The word "foolish" describes the crow's quality, so the answer is "adjective of quality".
4In the sentence "He has little patience," "little" is an ...............
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The word "little" tells how much patience he has, so the answer is "adjective of quantity".
5In the sentence "He has lost all his wealth," "all" is an ...............
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The word "all" tells how much of his wealth was lost, so the answer is "adjective of quantity".
6In the sentence "We did not receive sufficient rain this year," what kind of adjective is "sufficient"?
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The word "sufficient" tells how much rain was received, so the answer is "adjective of quantity".
7In the sentence "Each hand has five fingers," "five" is an ...............
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The word "five" tells how many fingers there are, so the answer is "adjective of number".
8In the sentence "There are several mistakes in your composition," "several" is an ...............
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The word "several" tells how many mistakes there are, so the answer is "adjective of number".
9In the sentence "January is the first month of the year," "first" is an ...............
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The ordinal word "first" shows position in a sequence, so the answer is "adjective of number".
10In the sentence "Our country expects every citizen to do their duty," "every" is a ...............
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The word "every" refers to each citizen separately, so the answer is "distributive adjective".
11In the sentence "Neither accusation is true," "neither" is a ...............
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The word "neither" refers to each of two accusations separately in a negative way, so the answer is "distributive adjective".
12In the sentence "Those apples are ripe," "those" is a ...............
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The word "those" points out which apples are meant, so the answer is "demonstrative adjective".
Answers
- In the sentence “Tokyo is a big city,” “big” is an adjective of quality.
- In the sentence “She ate some rice,” “some” is an adjective of quantity.
- In the sentence “The foolish crow opened his mouth to sing,” “foolish” is an adjective of quality.
- In the sentence “He has little patience,” “little” is an adjective of quantity.
- In the sentence “He has lost all his wealth,” “all” is an adjective of quantity.
- In the sentence “We did not receive sufficient rain this year,” what kind of adjective is “sufficient”? — adjective of quantity
- In the sentence “Each hand has five fingers,” “five” is an adjective of number.
- In the sentence “There are several mistakes in your composition,” “several” is an adjective of number.
- In the sentence “January is the first month of the year,” “first” is an adjective of number.
- In the sentence “Our country expects every citizen to do their duty,” “every” is a distributive adjective.
- In the sentence “Neither accusation is true,” “neither” is a distributive adjective.
- In the sentence “Those apples are ripe,” “those” is a demonstrative adjective.