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What is the comparative form of the adjective 'strong'? A) Strongest B) Stronger C) Strongly D) Stronger than E) Strongest of all
B) Stronger Explanation: The comparative form of 'strong' is 'stronger', used to compare two entities, while 'strongest' is the superlative form.
Which of the following is an example of a distributive determiner? A) This B) Each C) Many D) My E) What
B) Each Explanation: 'Each' is classified as a distributive determiner, indicating that it refers to individual items within a group.
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Degrees of Comparison

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'strong'?
A) Strongest
B) Stronger
C) Strongly
D) Stronger than
E) Strongest of all

B) Stronger
Explanation: The comparative form of 'strong' is 'stronger', used to compare two entities, while 'strongest' is the superlative form.

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Adjectives and Determiners

Which of the following is an example of a distributive determiner?
A) This
B) Each
C) Many
D) My
E) What

B) Each
Explanation: 'Each' is classified as a distributive determiner, indicating that it refers to individual items within a group.

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Types of Determiners

Which of the following adjectives describes a material?
A) Happy
B) Wooden
C) Huge
D) Round
E) Clean

B) Wooden
Explanation: 'Wooden' is an adjective that describes a material, while the others describe conditions or sizes.

p.4
Adjectives and Determiners

Which of the following is NOT a common determiner?
A) The
B) A
C) This
D) Three
E) Beautiful

E) Beautiful
Explanation: 'Beautiful' is an adjective that describes a noun, while 'the', 'a', 'this', and 'three' are all examples of determiners that specify or introduce nouns.

p.3
Order of Adjectives

Which sentence correctly uses multiple adjectives?
A) I bought a rug Turkish enormous rectangular on my vacation.
B) I bought an enormous rectangular Turkish rug on my vacation.
C) I bought a rug rectangular enormous Turkish on my vacation.
D) I bought a rug on my vacation Turkish enormous rectangular.
E) I bought a rectangular rug enormous Turkish on my vacation.

B) I bought an enormous rectangular Turkish rug on my vacation.
Explanation: This sentence correctly follows the order of adjectives, placing them in the appropriate sequence before the noun.

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Adjective Phrases

What is the head word in an adjective phrase?
A) The noun being modified
B) The main adjective in the phrase
C) The determiner used
D) The adverb modifying the adjective
E) The entire phrase

B) The main adjective in the phrase
Explanation: The head word, or head adjective, is the main adjective around which the adjective phrase is formed, serving as the core descriptor of the noun.

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Restrictive vs. Non-Restrictive Clauses

Which of the following sentences contains a non-restrictive clause?
A) The book that I wrote is being published in January.
B) The escaped giraffe, which had been on the loose for weeks, was finally captured.
C) There’s the woman who always sits next to me on the bus.
D) The house where I was born is a very special place.
E) The car that I bought last year is red.

B) The escaped giraffe, which had been on the loose for weeks, was finally captured.
Explanation: This sentence includes a non-restrictive clause, as the information about the giraffe being on the loose is additional and not essential to the main point of the sentence.

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Types of Determiners

Which of the following is NOT a category of adjectives mentioned?
A) Measurement
B) Shape
C) Emotion
D) Age
E) Color

C) Emotion
Explanation: The categories of adjectives listed include Measurement, Shape, Age, and Color, but Emotion is not mentioned as a category.

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Restrictive vs. Non-Restrictive Clauses

What distinguishes a restrictive clause from a non-restrictive clause?
A) Restrictive clauses provide extra information
B) Non-restrictive clauses are essential to the meaning
C) Restrictive clauses are essential to the meaning
D) Non-restrictive clauses always use relative pronouns
E) Restrictive clauses can be removed without changing meaning

C) Restrictive clauses are essential to the meaning
Explanation: A restrictive clause provides essential information that is necessary for understanding the sentence, while a non-restrictive clause adds extra information that is not essential.

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Order of Adjectives

What is the first category in the order of adjectives?
A) Size
B) Age
C) Color
D) Opinion
E) Shape

D) Opinion
Explanation: In the order of adjectives, the first category is opinion, which includes adjectives like good, bad, strange, and lovely, used to express a subjective evaluation.

p.3
Degrees of Comparison

What is the superlative form of the adjective 'young'?
A) Younger
B) Youngest
C) Most young
D) Youngest of all
E) Youngest than

B) Youngest
Explanation: The superlative form of 'young' is 'youngest', used to indicate the highest degree of youth among a group.

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Adjectival Prepositional Phrases

Which of the following is an example of an adjectival prepositional phrase?
A) The cat on the shed was old.
B) She is a very good swimmer.
C) He felt relieved to return home.
D) The book is interesting.
E) They are happy.

A) The cat on the shed was old.
Explanation: The phrase 'on the shed' modifies the noun 'cat' and is an example of an adjectival prepositional phrase, which does not have a head adjective.

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Relative Clauses (Adjective Clauses)

What do relative clauses typically follow?
A) Adverbs
B) Nouns
C) Verbs
D) Prepositions
E) Conjunctions

B) Nouns
Explanation: Relative clauses always appear directly after the noun they modify, providing descriptive information about that noun.

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Relative Clauses (Adjective Clauses)

What is a relative clause also known as?
A) Adverbial clause
B) Noun clause
C) Adjective clause
D) Prepositional clause
E) Conjunction clause

C) Adjective clause
Explanation: A relative clause is also referred to as an adjective clause because it provides descriptive information about a noun or noun phrase, functioning similarly to an adjective.

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Relative Clauses (Adjective Clauses)

Which relative pronoun is used in the sentence: 'The house where I was born is a very special place.'?
A) Who
B) Which
C) That
D) Where
E) When

D) Where
Explanation: The relative pronoun 'where' is used in this sentence to introduce the restrictive clause that modifies 'house'.

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Adjective Phrases

What is an adjective phrase?
A) A single-word adjective
B) An adjective and additional information that describes a noun
C) A type of verb
D) A noun with a determiner
E) A phrase that only contains adverbs

B) An adjective and additional information that describes a noun
Explanation: An adjective phrase consists of an adjective and any additional information linked to it that works together to describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

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Adjectives and Determiners

What type of determiner is 'my' considered to be?
A) Demonstrative determiner
B) Interrogative determiner
C) Possessive determiner
D) Distributive determiner
E) Quantifier

C) Possessive determiner
Explanation: 'My' is classified as a possessive determiner, as it indicates ownership and specifies the noun it modifies.

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Attributive vs. Predicative Adjectives

Which of the following is an example of an attributive adjective phrase?
A) He is a talented musician.
B) The musician is talented.
C) The cat on the shed was old.
D) She felt happy after the news.
E) The book over there is interesting.

A) He is a talented musician.
Explanation: In this example, 'a talented' is an attributive adjective phrase because it appears before the noun 'musician' that it modifies.

p.4
Adjectives and Determiners

Which of the following adjectives is classified as an interrogative determiner?
A) Each
B) Whose
C) My
D) Those
E) Several

B) Whose
Explanation: 'Whose' is an interrogative determiner used to ask questions about possession, making it distinct from other types of adjectives and determiners.

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Attributive vs. Predicative Adjectives

What distinguishes a predicative adjective phrase?
A) It appears before the noun
B) It includes a determiner
C) It appears after a linking verb
D) It modifies a verb
E) It contains only adverbs

C) It appears after a linking verb
Explanation: A predicative adjective phrase is characterized by its position after a linking verb, providing information about the subject of the sentence.

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Adjectives and Determiners

What is the role of determiners in a sentence?
A) To modify verbs
B) To introduce and specify a noun
C) To replace nouns
D) To describe actions
E) To connect clauses

B) To introduce and specify a noun
Explanation: Determiners serve the function of introducing and specifying nouns, helping to clarify whether a noun is specific or general.

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Order of Adjectives

What is the correct order of adjectives when describing a noun?
A) Shape, Age, Color
B) Measurement, Shape, Condition
C) Age, Color, Measurement
D) Color, Shape, Purpose
E) Condition, Age, Material

B) Measurement, Shape, Condition
Explanation: The correct order of adjectives follows the specified sequence, starting with Measurement, then Shape, and then Condition, among others.

p.4
Adjectives and Determiners

What is the primary function of adjectives?
A) To introduce a noun
B) To provide descriptive, modifying information about a noun
C) To specify a noun
D) To replace a noun
E) To indicate quantity

B) To provide descriptive, modifying information about a noun
Explanation: Adjectives are primarily used to provide descriptive and modifying information about nouns, enhancing the meaning and detail of the noun they describe.

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Adjectives and Determiners

What do quantifiers indicate?
A) Specificity of a noun
B) Ownership of a noun
C) Quantity of a noun
D) Type of a noun
E) Location of a noun

C) Quantity of a noun
Explanation: Quantifiers, such as 'many', 'much', and 'several', are used to indicate the quantity of a noun, providing information about how much or how many.

p.4
Adjectives and Determiners

Which of the following is an example of a demonstrative adjective?
A) Each
B) What
C) This
D) Many
E) Your

C) This
Explanation: 'This' is a demonstrative adjective (also called a demonstrative determiner) that specifies a particular noun in relation to the speaker.

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