Adjective Order
Is this in correct adjective order?
The big, green, ugly house was finally for sale.
No.
The ugly, big, green house was finally for sale.
True or False: In the order of adjectives, size comes before shape.
True
Correct or incorrect:
My brother has eaten the entire pizza and says he is still hungry.
This sentence is correct!
Sarah spilled the beans when she told Jose the secret.
True or False: Spilled the beans means to spill something and make a mess.
False! Spill the beans means to tell a secret.
For Valentine's day, the man gave his wife a bunch of _______________.
A. Flowers B. Flours
A: Flowers
What is the correct adjective order?
French young three handsome
___________________________ men opened a restaurant in town.
Three handsome, young, French men opened a restaurant in town.
True or False: Crunchy is a material.
False, it's an opinion.
Is this sentence in present perfect tense?
The cat became friends with all of the kids in the neighborhood.
No! The present perfect tense of this sentence should be:
The cat has become friends with all of the kids in the neighborhood.
Wawa is just a stone's throw from the school.
True or False: A stone's throw means to throw something in the garbage.
False! A stone's throw means close by.
I like my cheeseburgers _________________, no ketchup or mustard, just cheese.
A. Plane B. Plain
B: Plain
Put the adjectives in the correct order:
He gave the woman ______________________ roses for Valentine's day.
beautiful violet large a dozen
He gave the woman a dozen beautiful, large, violet roses for Valentine's Day.
True or False: Gold should always be counted as a color.
False. Gold can be a color or material
Is this sentence present perfect tense?
We have watched the movie a million times already.
Yes! This sentence is present perfect tense.
My students were acting crazy today, I was at the end of my rope.
Tue or False: "End of my rope" means I am out of patience
True!
I couldn't get him to answer the phone, _________ I drove over to his house instead.
A. So B: Sew
A: So
Put the adjectives in the correct order:
The shelter is offering ____________ puppies for adoption.
chubby cute five newborn
The shelter is offering five cute, chubby, newborn puppies for adoption.
True or False: Origins can be a company that makes something, like Apple, Nokia or Ford.
Is this sentence present perfect tense?
Grif has already promised we would go to the beach this weekend.
Yes! This sentence is present perfect tense.
When my boss came in today, I caught his eye by working extra hard.
True or False: "caught his eye" means he was upset with me.
False! To catch someone's eye means to catch their attention.
Jose __________ the ball as hard as he could during practice.
A. Threw B: Through
A: Threw
Put the adjectives in the correct order:
The store is famous for its _______________ candies.
Belgian bite-size chocolate delicious square
The store is famous for its delicious, bite-size, square, Belgian, chocolate candies.
True or False: The following sentence is correct:
The ring has expensive, tiye, pink diamond stones around it.
False, the sentence should be:
The ring has expensive, tiny, pink, diamond stones around it.
Which of the following is correct present perfect tense?
The kids ______________ the locker room a mess.
a: has left
b: have left
c: have leaved
d: has leaved
The answer is B!
The kids have left the locker room a mess.
She was foaming at the mouth when she heard that not only was she not getting a raise, but her own assistant got the promotion instead of her.
True or False: Foaming at the mouth means to wash someone's mouth out with soap.
False! Foaming at the mouth means to be really, really angry.
The shirts were on ____________, so I rushed to the store to __________ some.
A: Sail, Buy B: Sale, Buy
C: Sail, Bye D: Sale, Bye