Unit 5: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Unit 5: Adjectives and Adverbs
Lesson 28
Adjectives: Identifying Adjectives and Predicate Adjectives
An adjective is a word that provides information about the size, shape, color, texture,
feeling, sound, smell, number, or condition of a noun or a pronoun. Most adjectives
come before the words they modify.
Grammar
Bright sunlight bathed the sandy beach.
A predicate adjective always follows a linking verb. It modifies the subject of the
sentence.
Movies are popular throughout Europe and America.
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The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be: am, is, are, was, were, being,
been. Other common linking verbs include: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain,
seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, and turn.
Exercise 1 Underline each adjective.
The beautiful city of St. Petersburg was founded in 1703.
1. St. Petersburg is famous for its architecture.
2. Architects were brought from the West to design elegant palaces.
3. Peter the Great wanted a magnificent city.
4. Impressive St. Petersburg has lush parks and lovely streets.
5. Several leaders after Peter added more features to the city.
6. Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter, built two palaces.
7. Catherine, wife of Peter III, obtained many outstanding pieces of art for the palaces.
8. After the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, this fascinating city was renamed Leningrad,
but in 1991 the name was changed back to St. Petersburg.
9. Today, it still contains two major museums.
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10. Ornate details of the original city grace every corner.
11. Gilded statues decorate the bridges and spacious squares.
12. In the center of square stands a bronze statue of Peter the Great.
13. Now a museum, St. Isaac¡¯s Cathedral has one of the largest domes in the world.
14. The dome is covered with a hundred kilograms of pure gold.
Grammar
15. It is one of the many sights that make St. Petersburg a glorious city.
Exercise 2 Write LV above each linking verb and PA above each predicate adjective.
LV PA
LV PA
PA
EX1. Cold milk tastes good on a hot day. EX2. The bread was light and delicious.
part.
part.
1. Everyone felt good about the decision.
PA
2. That container of milk smells sour.
PA
9. She must be happy most of the time.
10. From here, the drums sound too loud.
part.
11. Louise is anxious about the postponement.
part.
12. She becomes angry when people are unruly.
PA
13. My new friend is talkative and mischievous.
part.
14. Our side looks strong, but their side looks stronger.
part.
15. The sand on the beach is hot.
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3. Aren't those curtains too short?
PA
4. The situation appears hopeful.
part.
5. Everyone remained calm during the emergency.
PA
6. Why does the water in the pond look green?
PA
7. During the long speech, the audience grew tired and bored.
PA
part.is anxious about the
8. Jan stays cheerful most of the time.
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