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Adjectives define nouns, pronouns, and other adjectives. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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You can form the comparative of any adjective by simply adding an "er" at the end. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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"She changed her mind in a New York minute." In the preceding sentence, "New York" is being used as a proper adjective. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The words "a," "an," and "the" are special adjectives called articles. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The word "ultimate" is an absolute adjective. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Limiting adjectives tell the reader about all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | How many |
| | B) | How quickly |
| | C) | How much |
| | D) | In what order |
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"Please file these reports in the company archives." In the preceding sentence, the word "these" is being used as: |
| | A) | Demonstrative adjective |
| | B) | Directive adjective |
| | C) | Possessive adjective |
| | D) | Possessive pronoun |
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The three degrees of comparison are: |
| | A) | Objective, directive, and comparative |
| | B) | Objective, comparative, and superlative |
| | C) | Positive, negative, and comparative |
| | D) | Positive, comparative, and superlative |
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Which of the following adjectives is being compared incorrectly? |
| | A) | Greatest achievement |
| | B) | Most successful |
| | C) | Least accurate |
| | D) | Fullest degree |
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Which of the following is NOT a compound adjective? |
| | A) | Much-needed vacation |
| | B) | Re-animated figure |
| | C) | Water-repellent material |
| | D) | Soon-forgotten lesson |
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