Let's solve the task step by step.
Task:
Select the
adjectives in each sentence.
An
adjective is a word that describes a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea). It gives us more information about the noun — such as size, color, shape, age, or feeling.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify the adjectives:
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1. Sally wore a blue dress to school.
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blue → describes the dress (color)
✔ Adjective: blue
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2. Mummy baked a big chocolate cake.
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big → describes the cake (size)
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chocolate → describes the cake (type/flavor)
✔ Adjectives: big, chocolate
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3. The friendly nurse works in a hospital.
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friendly → describes the nurse (personality)
✔ Adjective: friendly
> Note: "The" is a definite article, not an adjective.
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4. The noisy frog likes to eat small bugs.
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noisy → describes the frog (sound)
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small → describes the bugs (size)
✔ Adjectives: noisy, small
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5. The cute, fluffy puppy fell asleep on my bed.
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cute → describes the puppy
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fluffy → describes the puppy
✔ Adjectives: cute, fluffy
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6. I like to eat green mangoes and ripe pineapples.
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green → describes mangoes (color)
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ripe → describes pineapples (stage of ripeness)
✔ Adjectives: green, ripe
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7. Did you borrow my black umbrella?
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black → describes the umbrella (color)
✔ Adjective: black
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8. The windy day caused the red kite to fly away.
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windy → describes the day (weather condition)
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red → describes the kite (color)
✔ Adjectives: windy, red
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9. Peter washed the peach pie off of his dirty face.
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peach → describes the pie (type/flavor)
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dirty → describes the face (condition)
✔ Adjectives: peach, dirty
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10. My dad caught a huge fish in the river yesterday.
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huge → describes the fish (size)
✔ Adjective: huge
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✔ Final Answer: Adjectives in each sentence
1.
blue
2.
big, chocolate
3.
friendly
4.
noisy, small
5.
cute, fluffy
6.
green, ripe
7.
black
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windy, red
9.
peach, dirty
10.
huge
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📝 Summary:
Adjectives describe nouns and give details about them. In these sentences, we looked for words that tell us
what kind,
how many,
what color,
how big, or
how the noun feels.
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