Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
They have two red cars.
The room is quiet.
It is an old house.
a small bag
Her dress looks beautiful.
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Completed sentence: They have two red cars. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
The room is ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: quiet
Completed sentence: The room is quiet. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
It is an ___ house.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: old
Completed sentence: It is an old house. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
Choose the natural order.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: a small bag
Correct choice: a small bag Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
Her dress looks ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: beautiful
Completed sentence: Her dress looks beautiful. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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They have two ___ cars.
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Correct answer: red
Completed sentence: They have two red cars. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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Correct answer: quiet
Completed sentence: The room is quiet. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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Correct answer: old
Completed sentence: It is an old house. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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Correct answer: a small bag
Correct choice: a small bag Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: beautiful
Completed sentence: Her dress looks beautiful. Adjectives describe nouns. Put them before a noun or after be and linking verbs such as seem. English adjectives do not take a plural ending. A/an agrees with the sound immediately after it, including an adjective.
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