Question

read these sentences. underline the nouns and circle the adjectives. one has been done for you: 1. a green small turtle is crawling on the rocks. 2. that big brown bear is sleeping. 3. the leaf is green. 4. the baby has curly hair. 5. the dirty white rabbit needs a bath.

Explanation:

Sentence 1: "A green small turtle is crawling on the rocks."

• Nouns: turtle, rocks (underline these)
• Adjectives: green, small (circle these)

Sentence 2: "That big brown bear is sleeping."

• Nouns: bear (underline this)
• Adjectives: big, brown (circle these)

Sentence 3: "The leaf is green."

• Nouns: leaf (underline this)
• Adjectives: green (circle this)

Sentence 4: "The baby has curly hair."

• Nouns: baby, hair (underline these)
• Adjectives: curly (circle this)

Sentence 5: "The dirty white rabbit needs a bath."

• Nouns: rabbit, bath (underline these)
• Adjectives: dirty, white (circle these)

(Note: For the underlining and circling, you would physically mark the words in the text. The above is a description of which words fall into each category.)

Answer:

Sentence 1: "A green small turtle is crawling on the rocks."

• Nouns: turtle, rocks (underline these)
• Adjectives: green, small (circle these)

Sentence 2: "That big brown bear is sleeping."

• Nouns: bear (underline this)
• Adjectives: big, brown (circle these)

Sentence 3: "The leaf is green."

• Nouns: leaf (underline this)
• Adjectives: green (circle this)

Sentence 4: "The baby has curly hair."

• Nouns: baby, hair (underline these)
• Adjectives: curly (circle this)

Sentence 5: "The dirty white rabbit needs a bath."

• Nouns: rabbit, bath (underline these)
• Adjectives: dirty, white (circle these)

(Note: For the underlining and circling, you would physically mark the words in the text. The above is a description of which words fall into each category.)