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Identifying Adjectives and the Words They Modify


Identify the adjectives and the words they modify in the following sentences. Do not include a, an, or the.

EXAMPLE

  1. It costs five dollars to go to that movie.
  2. five-dollars; that - movie

Please help with these questions below #1-10:

  1. I have a free ticket for the last game.

  2. We ate spicy crawfish, and they were delicious.

  3. The new neighbor is helpful and nice.

  4. The bear, angry and hungry, surprised the campers.

  5. Many students compete in the regional events.

  6. Will country musicians play at the county fair?

  7. Despite the long delay, we remained cheerful.

  8. A shiny coin stared up at me from the the icy sidewalk.

  9. Take one booklet and pass the rest to the next row.

  10. A few colorful birds perched in the tall, green trees on the bank of the river.

Please help with these questions thank you!!!!

Verified Answer :

  1. Adjective=Free Modified Noun=Ticket
    Why? Free  is one of the ticket's quality.

    2. A=Spicy, Delicious MN=Crawfish
    Why? Spicy  and delicious are two of the crawfish's qualities

    3. A=New, Helpful, Nice MN=Neighbor
    Why? New and helpful are two of the neighbor's qualities.

    4. A=Angry, Hungry MN=Bear
    Why? Angry and hungry are two of the bear's qualities.

    5. A=Regional MN=Events
    Why? Regional is a quality of the events taking place.

    6.A=Country, County MN=Musicians, Fair
    Why? Country and county describe the musicians and the fair respectively.

    7. A=Long, Cheerful MN=Delay, We
    Why? Long and cheerful are qualities of the delay and of "we" respectively.

    8. A=Shiny,Icy MN=Coin, Sidewalk
    Why? Shiny and icy describe the coin and the sidewalk respectively.

    9. A=One, Next MN=Booklet, Row
    Why? One and next modify booklet and row respectively.

    10. A=Few, Colorful,Tall, Green MN=Birds, Trees
    Why? Few modifies birds and colorful, tall, and green modify trees.

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