Question

write n. above the nouns and adj. above the adjectives. draw an arrow from each adjective to the noun it describes. the information following each sentence provides a clue about the number of nouns and adjectives you should find in each sentence. example: the old, wise king speaks to his young son. (2 nouns; 3 adjectives) 1. kings gave land to loyal lords. (3 nouns; 1 adjective) 2. people created impressive and inspiring architecture. (2 nouns; 2 adjectives) 3. jesters entertained rich families. (2 nouns; 1 adjective) 4. lords ate good food and lived in comfortable homes. (3 nouns; 2 adjectives) 5. kings were challenged by power - hungry relatives and disloyal friends. (3 nouns; 2 adjectives) 6. serfs lived their lives on small farms. (3 nouns; 1 adjective) 7. children kept hungry birds away from growing crops. (3 nouns; 2 adjectives) 8. a good harvest is a joyful time of celebration. (3 nouns; 2 adjectives) 9. young men tended to cows and pigs. (3 nouns; 1 adjective) 10. starving serfs hunted in the royal forest. (2 nouns; 2 adjectives)

Explanation:

1. In "Kings gave land to loyal lords.", nouns are "Kings", "land", "lords" and the adjective is "loyal".
2. In "People created impressive and inspiring architecture.", nouns are "People", "architecture" and adjectives are "impressive", "inspiring".
3. In "Jesters entertained rich families.", nouns are "Jesters", "families" and the adjective is "rich".
4. In "Lords ate good food and lived in comfortable homes.", nouns are "Lords", "food", "homes" and adjectives are "good", "comfortable".
5. In "Kings were challenged by power - hungry relatives and disloyal friends.", nouns are "Kings", "relatives", "friends" and adjectives are "power - hungry", "disloyal".
6. In "Serfs lived their lives on small farms.", nouns are "Serfs", "lives", "farms" and the adjective is "small".
7. In "Children kept hungry birds away from growing crops.", nouns are "Children", "birds", "crops" and adjectives are "hungry", "growing".
8. In "A good harvest is a joyful time of celebration.", nouns are "harvest", "time", "celebration" and adjectives are "good", "joyful".
9. In "Young men tended to cows and pigs.", nouns are "men", "cows", "pigs" and the adjective is "young".
10. In "Starving serfs hunted in the royal forest.", nouns are "serfs", "forest" and adjectives are "starving", "royal".

Answer:

1. Nouns: Kings (n.), land (n.), lords (n.); Adjective: loyal (adj.)
2. Nouns: People (n.), architecture (n.); Adjectives: impressive (adj.), inspiring (adj.)
3. Nouns: Jesters (n.), families (n.); Adjective: rich (adj.)
4. Nouns: Lords (n.), food (n.), homes (n.); Adjectives: good (adj.), comfortable (adj.)
5. Nouns: Kings (n.), relatives (n.), friends (n.); Adjectives: power - hungry (adj.), disloyal (adj.)
6. Nouns: Serfs (n.), lives (n.), farms (n.); Adjective: small (adj.)
7. Nouns: Children (n.), birds (n.), crops (n.); Adjectives: hungry (adj.), growing (adj.)
8. Nouns: harvest (n.), time (n.), celebration (n.); Adjectives: good (adj.), joyful (adj.)
9. Nouns: men (n.), cows (n.), pigs (n.); Adjective: young (adj.)
10. Nouns: serfs (n.), forest (n.); Adjectives: starving (adj.), royal (adj.)