Special Adjectives
 Underline all the adjectives in each sentence. Circle the demonstrative
adjective.
1. Nellie Bly was a famous newspaperwoman in the 1800s.
2. She became well known at the Philadelphia newspaper.
3. This job revealed an unstoppable attitude in Nellie Bly.
4. She wrote about terrible conditions in an insane asylum.
5.
Similar stories brought attention and change for the poor,
underprivileged people.
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to identify the proper adjectives that should be capitalized.
6. In 1887 Nellie went to work for a new york newspaper, the
New York World.
7. This american newspaperwoman began a race to travel
around the world in less than eighty days.
8. She left New York on a cool november day in 1889.
9. A european vacation was the prize for the person
who correctly guessed the date of Nellie’s return.
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11. Boats and trains transported this adventurous lady.
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English 6, Chapter 13, Lesson 122 Extra Practice