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1. 1.

   Underline the adjectives in these sentences.

   1. The climate here is warm, dry and healthy.
   2. I have a message for John, which is urgent and important.
   3. I want to live where there is equal respect for men and women.
   4. The room was small, dark and dingy.
   5. By the time we reached home, Shruti was already asleep.
   6. Slowly, steadily, relentlessly, the marathon runner ran.
   7. Builders are erecting a platform on the main stage.
   8. Since he is writing his final exams next week, we wished him good luck.
2. 2.

   Here is a price list of various television sets. Write sentences to compare them, using the adjectives given in the box. Write at least two sentences for each television set.

   Akihito: ₹10,515
   Tonovision: ₹11,115
   Visnews: ₹8,900
   Lifeline: ₹9,900

   costly	expensive	good
   less	more

    

   1. Tonovision is costlier/more expensive than the other three television sets.
   2. Tonovision is the costliest/most expensive television set.
   3. _______________________________________________________
   4. _______________________________________________________
   5. _______________________________________________________
   6. _______________________________________________________
   7. _______________________________________________________
   8. _______________________________________________________
3. 3.

   Read this passage. Then, answer the questions.

   Jeffrey, a six-year-old boy, was at his grandmother's house in New Jersey. When the old lady fell asleep on a Sunday evening, the boy drove off in her car, heading for his father's house in New York. He had covered a distance of 58 km before he was chased and stopped by someone who had seen the tiny driver go past his office window.

   1. Now, what would you call Jeffrey? The world's _______________ driver?
   2. Are there any nouns in the passage that perform the work of adjectives?
      1. Yes, there is one.
      2. Yes, there are two.
      3. Yes, there are three.
      4. No, there aren't any.
   3. If you said yes to the above question, then list the noun adjectives here.
4. 4.

   Here is a list of adjectives. Write whether they can be used only attributively (A), or only predicatively (P) or both attributively and predicatively (AP). Then, make sentences of your own to prove your point.

   1. enough AP
      There is enough room at the back.
      There is room enough for the three of us.
   2. afraid
   3. averse
   4. thick
   5. sheer
   6. ill
   7. happy
5. 5.

   Complete these sentences by using the adjectives in the brackets in the correct order.

   1. Amit has a big, brown, wooden desk in his office. (brown, wooden, big)
   2. Sana is planning to wear her _______________ sari to the wedding. (blue, silk, new)
   3. There are _______________ bottles in the kitchen. (empty, water)
   4. I remember seeing a _______________ container here the other day. (metal, large, blue)
   5. Ayesha is a _______________ girl. (bright, enthusiastic, young)
   6. It was a _______________ wait. (tedious, long)
   7. He owns a shop that has many _______________ things. (old, interesting, antique)
   8. Sunaina gifted me a _______________ book. (red, beautiful, bound)
6. 6.

   Complete this passage by using the words given in brackets as participial adjectives. Use the -ing or -ed forms appropriately.

   You are the captain of an interplanetary mining (mine) ship, roaming the galaxy in search of precious minerals. Your ship's scanners inform you of an ________1_______ (uninhabit) planet nearby, which is rich in andium ore. The ________2_______ (glow), much _______3_______ (value) andium is very rare, so the discovery would mean great wealth for you and your crew. However, there is one ________4_______ (terrify) drawback. The surface of the planet is highly explosive, making a landing virtually impossible. Your only hope is to try and land on top of a deposit of andium ore, mine it quickly and take off again as fast as you can before the ________5_______ (dread) explosion takes place. This is a tricky operation calling for a bold, ________6_______ (experience) crew.