Question

exercise 8 identifying adjectives in sentences
draw a line under each adjective in the sentences below. above it, write i for indefinite article, d for definite article, or a for adjective.
ex. we are going to new england to see the spectacular fall foliage.

1. if you want to see the best show of fall colors, travel to new england.
2. only a few places in the world present this incredible spectacle.
3. japan is one, along with new england, the mid - atlantic states, and the appalachian mountains.
4. these places have the ideal combination of climate and native trees.
5. during the summer, certain trees make yellow colors in their leaves.
6. these remain hidden by the green chlorophyll in the leaves.
7. when fall comes and the chlorophyll disappears, the hidden yellows are revealed.
8. a tree may change sugar and other substances into vivid red chemicals.
9. this process seems magical.
10. a wet summer tends to result in a more beautiful fall show of leaves.

Explanation:

For each sentence, identify the words that describe or modify nouns as adjectives and mark them as per the given instructions. Articles 'a', 'an' are indefinite (I) and 'the' is definite (D), other descriptive words are marked as A.

1. If you want to see the best show of fall colors, travel to New England.

• the (D), best (A), fall (A)

1. Only a few places in the world present this incredible spectacle.

• a (I), few (A), incredible (A)

1. Japan is one, along with New England, the mid - Atlantic states, and the Appalachian Mountains.

• the (D), mid - Atlantic (A), Appalachian (A)

1. These places have the ideal combination of climate and native trees.

• the (D), ideal (A), native (A)

1. During the summer, certain trees make yellow colors in their leaves.

• the (D), certain (A), yellow (A)

1. These remain hidden by the green chlorophyll in the leaves.

• the (D), green (A)

1. When fall comes and the chlorophyll disappears, the hidden yellows are revealed.

• the (D), hidden (A)

1. A tree may change sugar and other substances into vivid red chemicals.

• A (I), other (A), vivid (A), red (A)

1. This process seems magical.

• magical (A)

1. A wet summer tends to result in a more beautiful fall show of leaves.

• A (I), wet (A), a (I), more beautiful (A), fall (A)

Answer:

1. the (D), best (A), fall (A)
2. a (I), few (A), incredible (A)
3. the (D), mid - Atlantic (A), Appalachian (A)
4. the (D), ideal (A), native (A)
5. the (D), certain (A), yellow (A)
6. the (D), green (A)
7. the (D), hidden (A)
8. A (I), other (A), vivid (A), red (A)
9. magical (A)
10. A (I), wet (A), a (I), more beautiful (A), fall (A)