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1. 1.

   Underline the adjectives in this paragraph. Identify the participial adjectives.

   I reached the forbidding building on Park Avenue in a black car. I knocked on the closed door and a short bald man opened the door. I entered a bright room lit with glowing candles.By the fireplace, there was a big easy chair with a shining tea table and a smaller chair beside it. A girl in a pretty dress and a cheerful smile appeared from nowhere. I felt shy. On the other side of the barred window, the glorious sun was setting the evening sky aflame. Suddenly, I noticed a sombre man siting on an upholstered divan with a Persian rug over his knees. Behind him was a spectacular painting by Van Gogh. The crimson flowers and the golden cornfields had been painted with passion. I was impressed by the interesting decor of the room. However, the reigning silence was somewhat disturbing.

2. 2.

   Pick out the participial adjectives from these sentences. Not all sentences will have them.

   1. I had watered the plants yesterday.
   2. The injured students got off the bus.
   3. Ashwini played the winning stroke.
   4. The tiger was seriously wounded.
   5. She is an experienced teacher.
   6. The frightened rabbits ran away.
   7. The hungry children ate up all the sandwiches.
   8. Why do you have a worried look?
   9. She is wearing a gold ring.
   10. You should not read in a moving bus.
   11. People walked over the frozen lake.
   12. Today is a cold day
   13. The man must provide supporting evidence.
   14. The man knocked on the door that was closed.
   15. The pressing need of the hour is a roof over our heads.
   16. I escaped through the broken window of the ruined house.
   17. The wounded deer escaped from the clutches of the leopard.
   18. The erupting volcano poured out large quantities of lava.
   19. Mt Everest is the highest peak on Earth.
   20. He is the richest man in the village.
   21. The kitten was playing with the falling leaves.
   22. The police caught the prisoner who had escaped.
   23. It was such a long and boring flight.
   24. I am very frightened of lizards.
   25. What a frightening film!
3. 3.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the adjectives given in the brackets.

   1. He is the _____________ student in the class. (bold)
   2. My fever is ________________ than what it was yesterday. (bad)
   3. It was certainly the _____________ moment of his life. (proud)
   4. It is surely ______________ to preach than to practice. (easy)
   5. The ______________ proposal came from a little child. (good)
   6. Very few people have been as ______________ as he. (lucky)
   7. He believes he is ________________ than his sister. (smart)
   8. Sandy is the ______________member of his family. (young)
   9. This is the ______________ church in India. (old)
   10. She looked ______________ in the evening gown. (lovely)
   11. This machine is _____________ than that. (heavy)
   12. My sister is _______________ than my mother. (tall)
4. 4.

   Now, change the degrees of comparison according to the instructions.

   1. Shakespeare is greater than all other English dramatists. (superlative)
   2. Sita is more popular than all other girls in the school. (superlative)
   3. The Taj Mahal is the most beautiful monument of our country. (comparative)
   4. Shimla is cooler than Delhi. (positive)
   5. Kolkata is one of the biggest cities in India. (positive)
   6. Gita is the best student in this group. (comparative)
   7. He is cleverer than his sister. (positive)
   8. The ostrich is the biggest bird. (comparative)
   9. Lead is the heaviest metal. (comparative)
   10. Gautam is not as tall as his brother. (comparative)
5. 5.

   Each of the following sentences contains an error in the use of positive, comparative and superlative adjectives. Rewrite the sentences correctly.

   1. This is the tallest of the two buildings.
   2. My assignment is most prestigious than yours.
   3. Th wind grew strongest as the day progressed.
   4. Who is the older? Rima, Sima or Rita?
   5. This poem is not as best as the one you published last month.
   6. I have two aunts. The youngest is a teacher.
   7. This is definitely the hotter day of the season.
   8. It seemed dark than it actually was.
   9. We live in the taller building of the area.
   10. She is the most lively of the two sisters.