Question

adjectives and adverbs
a. identifying adjectives
in each of the following sentences, underline the adjectives and place the words that they modify in parentheses. more than one adjective may modify a noun. do not underline articles.

1. it took us four weeks to refinish the victorian table.
2. the hero of a literary epic may be a speaker, rather than a valiant warrior.
3. alison seemed unusually calm after the accident yesterday.
4. senator and mr. edson led the dancers in a viennese waltz.
5. naturalists observe cheetahs in some parts of central africa.
6. traffic was so heavy that we had to take an alternate route.
7. the computer monitor was difficult to read from the wrong angle.
8. the last - place team appeared surprisingly jubilant.
9. many people admire the skill and artistry of navajo weavers.
10. in an amazingly short time, the empty wood house burned to the ground.

b. identify adverbs
underline the word the boldfaced adverb modifies. if it is a verb, write v; an adjective, adj; or an adverb, adv.

1. surprisingly, a snake’s teeth are very delicate and often break.
2. beethoven wrote nine symphonies but only one opera.
3. which did you like better, the book or the movie?
4. average american working adults probably will move every five years.
5. jon wrote the invitation extremely carefully on the parchment paper.
6. mr. nuevo will drop us off at the library on his way home.
7. angel approached the day of the track meet quite confidently.
8. the life expectancy of women in the united states today is significantly higher than it was during the 19th century.
9. upon entering the bookstore, we saw joe inside.
10. the lawyers who attended the conference at this hotel recommend it highly.

Answer:

Part A: Identifying Adjectives

For each sentence, we identify the adjectives and the nouns they modify:

1. Sentence 1: It took us four weeks to refinish the Victorian table.

• Adjective: Victorian; Noun Modified: table (in parentheses: (table))
• Adjective: four; Noun Modified: weeks (in parentheses: (weeks))

1. Sentence 2: The hero of a literary epic may be a speaker, rather than a valiant warrior.

• Adjective: literary; Noun Modified: epic (in parentheses: (epic))
• Adjective: valiant; Noun Modified: warrior (in parentheses: (warrior))

1. Sentence 3: Alison seemed unusually calm after the accident yesterday.

• Adjective: calm; Noun Modified: Alison (in parentheses: (Alison))
• Adjective: yesterday (as an adjective modifying accident); Noun Modified: accident (in parentheses: (accident))

1. Sentence 4: Senator and Mr. Edden led the dancers in a Viennese waltz.

• Adjective: Viennese; Noun Modified: waltz (in parentheses: (waltz))

1. Sentence 5: Naturalists observe cheetahs in some parts of central Africa.

• Adjective: central; Noun Modified: Africa (in parentheses: (Africa))
• Adjective: some; Noun Modified: parts (in parentheses: (parts))

1. Sentence 6: Traffic was so heavy that we had to take an alternate route.

• Adjective: heavy; Noun Modified: Traffic (in parentheses: (Traffic))
• Adjective: alternate; Noun Modified: route (in parentheses: (route))

1. Sentence 7: The computer monitor was difficult to read from the wrong angle.

• Adjective: wrong; Noun Modified: angle (in parentheses: (angle))

1. Sentence 8: The last - place team appeared surprisingly jubilant.

• Adjective: last - place; Noun Modified: team (in parentheses: (team))
• Adjective: jubilant; Noun Modified: team (in parentheses: (team))

1. Sentence 9: Many people admire the skill and artistry of Navajo weavers.

• Adjective: Navajo; Noun Modified: weavers (in parentheses: (weavers))

1. Sentence 10: In an amazingly short time, the empty wood house burned to the ground.

• Adjective: short; Noun Modified: time (in parentheses: (time))
• Adjective: empty; Noun Modified: house (in parentheses: (house))
• Adjective: wood; Noun Modified: house (in parentheses: (house))

Part B: Identifying Adverbs

For each sentence, we underline the adverb, identify what it modifies, and label the modified word as V (verb), ADJ (adjective), or ADV (adverb):

1. Sentence 1: Surprisingly, a snake’s teeth are very delicate and often break.

• Underlined Adverb: Surprisingly; Modifies: are (V); very; Modifies: delicate (ADJ); often; Modifies: break (V)

1. Sentence 2: Beethoven wrote nine symphonies but only one opera.

• Underlined Adverb: only; Modifies: one (ADJ)

1. Sentence 3: Which did you like better, the book or the movie?

• Underlined Adverb: better; Modifies: like (V)

1. Sentence 4: Average American working adults probably will move every five years.

• Underlined Adverb: probably; Modifies: will move (V)

1. Sentence 5: Jon wrote the invitation extremely carefully on the parchment paper.

• Underlined Adverb: extremely; Modifies: carefully (ADV); carefully; Modifies: wrote (V)

1. Sentence 6: Mr. Nuevo will drop us off at the library on his way home.

• Underlined Adverb: home; Modifies: way (ADJ)

1. Sentence 7: Angel approached the day of the track meet quite confidently.

• Underlined Adverb: quite; Modifies: confidently (ADV); confidently; Modifies: approached (V)

1. Sentence 8: The life expectancy of women in the United States today is significantly higher than it was during the 19th century.

• Underlined Adverb: significantly; Modifies: higher (ADJ); today; Modifies: is (V)

1. Sentence 9: Upon entering the bookstore, we saw Joe inside.

• Underlined Adverb: inside; Modifies: saw (V)

1. Sentence 10: The lawyers who attended the conference at this hotel recommend it highly.

• Underlined Adverb: highly; Modifies: recommend (V)

(Note: For the underlining part, in a text - based format, we can represent the underlined adverbs as follows. For example, in sentence 1: \underline{Surprisingly}, a snake’s teeth are \underline{very} delicate and \underline{often} break. And so on for other sentences.)