Question

exercise 5. the number in parentheses tells how many adjectives in each sentence. circle adjectives that describe the underlined noun or pronoun.

1. the soccer players wore red shirts. (2)
2. each player was from a different town. (2)
3. they were state champions for three years. (2)
4. they are funny to watch. (1)
5. one player will tell a funny joke. (2)
6. i understand why they like that sport. (1)
7. that player lives in a small town which has two names. (3)
8. practice games are every tuesday at a community center. (3)
9. our next home game is four long weeks away. (5)
10. the lengthy delay will give us enough time to buy good tickets. (3)

exercise 6. underline the adjectives in each sentence. label each as telling how many, which one, how much, or whose.
winter snowfall reaches a depth of six feet.
the snowfall is clear, white, and beautiful.
much snow lasts until late april or early may.
young plants begin growing when the last snow melts.
those plants which are strong last many months.
some animals will eat the wild plants.
many hikers enjoy the bright colors of the spring plants.
by summer, the meadows will be golden with wild flowers.
warm weather will last for only a few months.
enough people who like snow will enjoy another winter.

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence to identify adjectives and determine what they describe (noun/pronoun) and the number of adjectives:

Sentence 1: The soccer players wore red shirts.

• Adjectives: soccer (describes players), red (describes shirts).
• Number of adjectives: 2.

Sentence 2: Each player has a different role.

• Adjectives: each (describes player), different (describes role).
• Number of adjectives: 2.

Sentence 3: They were state champions for three years.

• Adjectives: state (describes champions), three (describes years).
• Number of adjectives: 2.

Sentence 4: They are funny to watch.

• Adjective: funny (describes they).
• Number of adjectives: 1.

Sentence 5: One player will tell a funny joke.

• Adjectives: one (describes player), funny (describes joke).
• Number of adjectives: 2.

Sentence 6: I understand why they like that sport.

• Adjective: that (describes sport).
• Number of adjectives: 1.

Sentence 7: That player lives in a small town which has two names.

• Adjectives: that (describes player), small (describes town), two (describes names).
• Number of adjectives: 3.

Sentence 8: Practice games are every Tuesday at a community center.

• Adjectives: every (describes Tuesday), a (describes community center), community (describes center).
• Number of adjectives: 3.

Sentence 9: Our next home game is four long weeks away.

• Adjectives: next (describes home game), home (describes game), four (describes weeks), long (describes weeks).
• Number of adjectives: 4.

Sentence 10: The lengthy delay will give us enough time to buy good tickets.

• Adjectives: lengthy (describes delay), enough (describes time), good (describes tickets).
• Number of adjectives: 3.

Exercise 6: Underline Adjectives and Classify (how many, how much, whose, etc.)

Sentence 1: Winter snowfall reaches a depth of six feet.

• Adjectives: winter (describes snowfall), a (describes depth), six (describes feet).
• Classification: winter (descriptive), a (indefinite article, descriptive), six (numeral).

Sentence 2: The snowfall is clear, white, and beautiful.

• Adjectives: the (article, descriptive), clear (descriptive), white (descriptive), beautiful (descriptive).
• Classification: the (article), clear/white/beautiful (descriptive).

Sentence 3: Much snow lasts until late April or early May.

• Adjectives: much (describes snow), late (describes April), early (describes May).
• Classification: much (quantitative), late/early (descriptive).

Sentence 4: Young plants begin growing when the last snow melts.

• Adjectives: young (describes plants), last (describes snow).
• Classification: young/last (descriptive).

Sentence 5: Those plants which are strong last many months.

• Adjectives: those (describes plants), strong (describes plants), many (describes months).
• Classification: those (demonstrative), strong (descriptive), many (quantitative).

Sentence 6: Some animals will eat the wild plants.

• Adjectives: some (describes animals), the (article, descriptive), wild (describes plants).
• Classification: some (quantitative), the (article), wild (descriptive).

Sentence 7: Many hikers enjoy the bright colors of the spring plants.

• Adjectives: many (describes hikers), the (article, descriptive), bright (describes colors), the (article, descriptive), spring (describes plants).
• Classification: many (quantitative), the (article), bright/spring (descriptive).

Sentence 8: By summer, the meadows will be golden with wild flowers.

• Adjectives: the (article, descriptive), golden (describes meadows), wild (describes flowers).
• Classification: the (article), golden/wild (descriptive).

Sentence 9: Warm weather will last for only a few months.

• Adjectives: warm (describes weather), a (article, descriptive), few (describes months).
• Classification: warm (descriptive), a (article), few (quantitative).

Sentence 10: Enough people who like snow will enjoy another winter.

• Adjectives: enough (describes people), who like snow (adjective clause, but adjectives: enough (quantitative), another (descriptive)).
• Classification: enough (quantitative), another (descriptive).

Final Answers (for Exercise 5 - number of adjectives):

1. 2
2. 2
3. 2
4. 1
5. 2
6. 1
7. 3
8. 3
9. 4
10. 3

(For Exercise 6, the underlined adjectives and their classifications are as analyzed above.)