Exercise 22 (§§ 169–188, Pp. 75–82)
1. Point out every adjective. Tell whether it is descriptive or definitive (§§ 169–171), and mention the substantive to which it belongs. If the adjective can be compared, give its three degrees of comparison.51
1. The old, unpainted shingles of the house were black with moisture. 2. “My very dog,” sighed poor Rip, “has forgotten me!” 3. Loud was the lightsome tumult on the shore.—Byron. 4. Sweet are the shy recesses of the woodland. 5. Rows of pewter and earthen dishes glittered along the dresser. 6. The major spoke in a matter-of-fact way. 7. The sheep and the cow have no cutting teeth, but only a hard pad in the upper jaw.—Huxley. 8. The faint, foggy daylight glimmered dimly on the bare floor and stairs. 9. He wiped his serious, perplexed face on a red bandanna handkerchief, a shade lighter than his complexion. 10. The yellow moonlight sleeps on all the hills.—Beattie. 11. The young hostess seemed to perform her office with a certain degree of desperate determination. 12. This warning is meant in a friendly spirit.
13. The house remained untenanted for three years. 14. Numberless torrents, with ceaseless sound, descend to the ocean. 15. The contest between the two branches of the legislature lasted some days longer.
2. Write five sentences containing descriptive adjectives; five containing definitive adjectives.
3. Write sentences containing demonstrative, indefinite, relative, and interrogative adjectives.
4. Write sentences in which the indefinite article is directly followed by—
honorable,
youthful,
yew,
ewe,
euphonious,
historical,
history,
hymn,
humble,
hilarious,
university,
express,
horticultural,
oratorio,
automatic,
heritage,
harmonious.