Part 8
LANGUAGE
8.1 Conventions of Standard English
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Adjectives and Predicate Adjectives
Practice
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A.
Underline each adjective in the following sentences. (Some sentences have
more than one adjective.)
1. Francisco had a difficult time writing English.
2. His teacher had a round face, a small nose, and blue eyes.
3. Francisco worked hard on his homework assignments.
4. He memorized long poems that he kept in his shirt pocket.
5. Francisco was a slow reader.
6. The apartment had four rooms with painted walls.
7. The dusty room was filled with ceramic statues.
B.
Underline each predicate adjective in the following sentences. (Some
sentences have more than one predicate adjective.)
8. The novel, The Grapes of Wrath, seemed long and difficult to Francisco.
10. Francisco was nervous.
11. Miss Bell’s smile seemed friendly.
12. Like Francisco’s family, the Joad family was poor.
13. To Mr. Bell, the rooms appeared old and uninhabited.
14. The first edition of the novel was expensive.
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9. Miss Bell looked upset.