Deck 20: Adjective and Adverb

Question 1

What question is answered by the adjective phrase underlined in this sentence? "The teenager staring stubbornly at the ground refused to look at us."​

A) ​Which?
B) ​What kind of?
C) ​How many?
D) ​How much?

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Identify the underlined part of this sentence. "The young soccer players yelled excitedly, running around in circles until they were exhausted. "​

A) ​prepositional phrase
B) ​dependent clause
C) ​participial phrase
D) ​none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An adjective clause​

A) ​begins with a relative pronoun.
B) ​includes a verb.
C) ​can stand alone as a sentence.
D) ​both a and b

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following sentences uses adjectives most effectively?​

A) ​The exotic different tantalizing many aromas drew them into the restaurant.
B) ​A meaningless hurtful few inappropriate words can damage a relationship.
C) ​Check out my fabulous new bright red convertible.
D) ​The brown sad abandoned tiny two puppies sat in the driveway.

Question 5

An adjective phrase​

A) ​modifies a noun or pronoun.
B) ​can be a prepositional phrase used as an adjective.
C) ​can be a participial phrase used as an adjective.
D) ​all of the above

Question 6

A superlative adverb is formed by adding​

A) ​-est , or most or least in front of the adverb.
B) ​-er , or more or less in front of the adverb.
C) ​-ly to an adjective.
D) ​-ing to a verb.

Question 7

Identify the underlined part of this sentence. "The young soccer players yelled excitedly,  running around in circles until they were exhausted."​

A) ​prepositional phrase
B) ​dependent clause
C) ​participial phrase
D) ​none of the above

Question 8

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 20 to answer the following questions.
​Which word(s) function as adjectives in the following sentence? "We own a small brown and white dog named Boots."

A) ​own and named
B)a small brown and white
C) ​dog and Boots
D) ​and

Question 9

Identify the adjectival phrase or clause in this sentence. "My neighbor who works for the FBI never talks about his job."​

A) ​My neighbor
B) ​who works for the FBI
C) ​never talks
D) ​about his job

Question 10

Adverb phrases and clauses​

A) ​answer the same six questions as adverbs.
B) ​can be prepositional phrases.
C) ​can be infinitive phrases.
D) ​all of the above

Question 11

In academic writing,​

A) ​use the adverbs very and really often.
B) ​use the adverbs ver y and really sparingly.
C) ​never use the comparative or superlative forms of adverbs.
D) ​use an adverb like very to support an imprecise verb.

Question 12

All of the following statements are true about the order of adjectives except​

A) ​Begin with the articles a, an , and the.
B) ​After beginning with an article, next add adjectives that tell time, how many, or the condition of the noun.
C) ​Put nouns used as adjectives first.
D) ​Multiple adjectives use a specific order in the English language.

Question 13

Adverbs answer all of the following questions except​

A) ​how many? and what color?
B) ​how? and when?
C) ​where? and why?
D)to what degree? and how often?

Question 14

Which adjective best completes the following sentence? "Joan's paper was the _____ of all the papers in class."​

A) ​baddest
B) ​worse
C) ​worst
D) ​most worst

Question 15

Adverbs​

A) ​can be placed in different locations within a sentence.
B) ​can be placed between a verb and a direct object.
C) ​can sometimes be placed at the beginning of a sentence.
D) ​both a and c

Question 16

An adjective​

A) ​modifies a noun or pronoun.
B) ​often appears before the word it modifies.
C) ​may appear after the noun it modifies if a linking verb links it back to the noun it modifies.
D) ​all of the above

Question 17

Which group of adjectives and articles are arranged in the correct order?​

A) ​his accent French
B) ​this car red
C) ​different many movies
D) ​the happy toddlers

Question 18

Choose the adverb, adverbial phrase, or adverbial clause that best completes this sentence. The speakers were _____, and the meal was planned _____.​

A) ​good, good
B) ​well, well
C) ​well, good
D) ​good, well

Question 19

Choose the adverb, adverbial phrase, or adverbial clause that best completes this sentence. She runs _____ than I do.​

A) ​quickly
B) ​most quickly
C) ​more quickly
D) ​none of the above

Question 20

Comparative adjectives​

A) ​are formed by adding -er to one- and two-syllable words.
B) ​are formed by adding -est to words with three or more syllables.
C) ​modify a noun or pronoun by comparing it to three or more things.
D) ​none of the above