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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
In the sentence “They followed a narrow path through the forest,” how is “narrow” used?
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Explanation:
• “Narrow” directly modifies the noun “path.”
• An adjective placed before the noun it modifies is used attributively.
• It does not follow a linking verb or modify the verb “followed,” so the other classifications do not fit.
• An adjective placed before the noun it modifies is used attributively.
• It does not follow a linking verb or modify the verb “followed,” so the other classifications do not fit.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In the sentence “The path became narrow near the hill,” how is “narrow” used?
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Explanation:
• “Narrow” follows the linking verb “became” and describes the subject “the path.”
• An adjective used after a linking verb to describe the subject is used predicatively.
• It is not attributive because it does not appear before a noun in this sentence.
• An adjective used after a linking verb to describe the subject is used predicatively.
• It is not attributive because it does not appear before a noun in this sentence.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Choose the correct word: “The soup smells ___.”
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Explanation:
• “Smells” functions as a linking verb here, so an adjective is needed to describe the soup.
• “Delicious” is the adjective and serves as the subject complement.
• “Deliciously” is an adverb, while the other options are not the required adjective form.
• “Delicious” is the adjective and serves as the subject complement.
• “Deliciously” is an adverb, while the other options are not the required adjective form.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
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Explanation:
• “Carefully” is the adverb required to modify the action expressed by “handled.”
• “Careful” is an adjective and cannot directly describe how the action was performed in this sentence.
• The other alternatives either use a nonstandard form or contain incorrect adjective–adverb usage.
• “Careful” is an adjective and cannot directly describe how the action was performed in this sentence.
• The other alternatives either use a nonstandard form or contain incorrect adjective–adverb usage.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which phrase follows the usual neutral order of opinion, size and material adjectives?
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Explanation:
• In neutral adjective order, an opinion adjective normally comes before a size adjective, which normally comes before a material adjective.
• “Beautiful” expresses opinion, “small” expresses size, and “wooden” expresses material.
• Therefore, “a beautiful small wooden box” follows the usual unmarked order.
• “Beautiful” expresses opinion, “small” expresses size, and “wooden” expresses material.
• Therefore, “a beautiful small wooden box” follows the usual unmarked order.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which sentence places the adjective correctly after an indefinite pronoun?
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Explanation:
• Adjectives commonly follow indefinite pronouns such as “something,” “anything,” and “nothing.”
• Therefore, “something useful” has the standard word order.
• “Usefully” is an adverb, and the other placements of “useful” are not standard in this construction.
• Therefore, “something useful” has the standard word order.
• “Usefully” is an adverb, and the other placements of “useful” are not standard in this construction.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which sentence uses “asleep” in its standard adjective position?
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Explanation:
• “Asleep” is normally used predicatively after a linking verb rather than directly before a noun.
• In “The children were asleep,” it follows the linking verb “were” and describes the subject.
• Standard English generally uses an alternative such as “sleeping” when an adjective is needed directly before a noun.
• In “The children were asleep,” it follows the linking verb “were” and describes the subject.
• Standard English generally uses an alternative such as “sleeping” when an adjective is needed directly before a noun.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which word is an adjective despite ending in “-ly”?
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Explanation:
• “Friendly” is an adjective, as in “a friendly teacher” or “The teacher is friendly.”
• “Quietly,” “slowly,” and “carefully” are adverbs in their ordinary uses.
• The ending “-ly” is therefore not sufficient by itself to determine a word’s grammatical class.
• “Quietly,” “slowly,” and “carefully” are adverbs in their ordinary uses.
• The ending “-ly” is therefore not sufficient by itself to determine a word’s grammatical class.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which sentence uses “early” as an adjective?
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Explanation:
• In “the early bus,” “early” directly modifies the noun “bus,” so it functions as an adjective.
• In the other sentences, “early” relates to the time of an action and functions adverbially.
• The grammatical function of the word in context determines its class.
• In the other sentences, “early” relates to the time of an action and functions adverbially.
• The grammatical function of the word in context determines its class.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which sentence uses “fast” as an adjective?
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Explanation:
• In “a fast train,” “fast” directly modifies the noun “train,” so it is an adjective.
• In the other sentences, “fast” modifies a verb and functions as an adverb.
• “Fast” can belong to either class, so its actual sentence function must be examined.
• In the other sentences, “fast” modifies a verb and functions as an adverb.
• “Fast” can belong to either class, so its actual sentence function must be examined.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the correct pair: “The documentary was ___, but the students were not ___.”
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Explanation:
• “Boring” describes something that causes boredom, so it correctly describes the documentary.
• “Bored” describes the state or feeling experienced by people, so it correctly describes the students.
• The contrast between -ing and -ed adjectives distinguishes the cause of a feeling from the experiencer of that feeling.
• “Bored” describes the state or feeling experienced by people, so it correctly describes the students.
• The contrast between -ing and -ed adjectives distinguishes the cause of a feeling from the experiencer of that feeling.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
In the sentence “The committee found the proposal impractical,” what is the function of “impractical”?
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Explanation:
• “Impractical” describes the object “the proposal” and completes the meaning of “found.”
• An adjective that gives information about an object in this structure functions as an object complement.
• “The proposal” is the direct object; “impractical” is neither an adverb nor a noun here.
• An adjective that gives information about an object in this structure functions as an object complement.
• “The proposal” is the direct object; “impractical” is neither an adverb nor a noun here.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which sentence contains an adjective modifying an indefinite pronoun?
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Explanation:
• “Reliable” is an adjective describing the indefinite pronoun “someone.”
• With indefinite pronouns such as “someone,” the adjective normally follows the pronoun.
• The other sentences contain adverbs or adverbial phrases rather than an adjective modifying an indefinite pronoun.
• With indefinite pronouns such as “someone,” the adjective normally follows the pronoun.
• The other sentences contain adverbs or adverbial phrases rather than an adjective modifying an indefinite pronoun.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Choose the correct word: “After the final rehearsal, the actors seemed ___.”
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Explanation:
• “Seemed” is a linking verb in this sentence, so an adjective is needed to describe “the actors.”
• “Confident” is the adjective that correctly functions as the subject complement.
• “Confidently” is an adverb, “confidence” is a noun, and “confide” is a verb.
• “Confident” is the adjective that correctly functions as the subject complement.
• “Confidently” is an adverb, “confidence” is a noun, and “confide” is a verb.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which sentence uses “late” as an adjective meaning “not on time”?
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Explanation:
• In “the late bus,” “late” directly modifies the noun “bus,” so it functions as an adjective.
• In this context, “late” means that the bus was not on time.
• In the other sentences, “late” modifies a verb and therefore functions as an adverb.
• In this context, “late” means that the bus was not on time.
• In the other sentences, “late” modifies a verb and therefore functions as an adverb.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which sentence uses “hard” as an adjective?
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Explanation:
• In “The mattress feels hard,” “feels” is a linking verb and “hard” describes the subject “the mattress.”
• Because it describes a noun through a linking verb, “hard” functions as an adjective here.
• In the other sentences, “hard” modifies an action and functions as an adverb.
• Because it describes a noun through a linking verb, “hard” functions as an adjective here.
• In the other sentences, “hard” modifies an action and functions as an adverb.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which phrase follows the usual neutral order of opinion, age and material adjectives?
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Explanation:
• In neutral adjective order, opinion normally precedes age, and age normally precedes material.
• “Lovely” expresses opinion, “old” expresses age, and “wooden” expresses material.
• Therefore, “a lovely old wooden chair” follows the usual unmarked sequence.
• “Lovely” expresses opinion, “old” expresses age, and “wooden” expresses material.
• Therefore, “a lovely old wooden chair” follows the usual unmarked sequence.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Choose the correct word: “The milk smells ___; do not drink it.”
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Explanation:
• “Smells” functions as a linking verb here, so an adjective is needed to describe the milk.
• “Sour” is the adjective meaning that the milk has an unpleasant acidic smell or taste.
• “Sourly” is an adverb, while “sourness” and “souring” do not fit the required adjective-complement structure.
• “Sour” is the adjective meaning that the milk has an unpleasant acidic smell or taste.
• “Sourly” is an adverb, while “sourness” and “souring” do not fit the required adjective-complement structure.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Identify the word that contains the error in the sentence: “The child became happily when her mother arrived.”
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Explanation:
• “Became” functions as a linking verb and requires an adjective describing the subject’s resulting state.
• The adjective “happy” is required, so the adverb “happily” is the incorrect word.
• The corrected sentence is “The child became happy when her mother arrived,” while the other listed words are appropriate.
• The adjective “happy” is required, so the adverb “happily” is the incorrect word.
• The corrected sentence is “The child became happy when her mother arrived,” while the other listed words are appropriate.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which option correctly identifies the functions of “careful” and “carefully” in the sentence “The careful technician examined the device carefully”?
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Explanation:
• “Careful” directly modifies the noun “technician,” so it is an adjective.
• “Carefully” modifies the verb “examined” by telling how the examination was performed, so it is an adverb.
• The sentence illustrates the difference between an adjective describing a noun and an adverb modifying a verb.
• “Carefully” modifies the verb “examined” by telling how the examination was performed, so it is an adverb.
• The sentence illustrates the difference between an adjective describing a noun and an adverb modifying a verb.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. As an attributive adjective సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. As a predicative adjective సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: A. delicious సమాధానం: A.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. The driver handled the vehicle carefully. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: C. a beautiful small wooden box సమాధానం: C.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. We need something useful for the demonstration. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: B. The children were asleep by ten o’clock. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. friendly సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. We caught the early bus. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. They travelled on a fast train. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. boring, bored సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. It is an adjective functioning as an object complement. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Someone reliable should supervise the equipment. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. confident సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. The late bus caused us to miss the meeting. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: C. The mattress feels hard. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. a lovely old wooden chair సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: A. sour సమాధానం: A.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. happily సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. “Careful” is an adjective; “carefully” is an adverb. సమాధానం: B.