Cowhands in the brush country of the Southwestern hills are often called vaqueros.
What are the adjective(s) and say whether it/they are common or proper?
What is brush = common and Southwestern = proper
100
What is your definition of Mrs. Jackson's English Class
What is fun? What is I can't stand to go a day without it?
100
Egyptians were highly successful with mummification
Is the word "highly" an adjective or adverb? And what is it modifying?
What is adverb and successful
100
The mummies were very carefully preserved.
What are the adverb(s) and what are they modifying?
What is very & carefully -
very modifies carefully - carefully modifies preserved
100
Diamonds are the ( most , more ) popular of all gems.
Choose the correct form of the adjective given in the parenthesis.
What is most?
200
Once the term referred only to Spanish and Mexican cowpunchers.
What are the adjective(s) and say whether it/they are common or proper?
What is Spanish = proper and Mexican = Proper
200
What is your definition of life?
What is......:-)
200
John had ridden his marvelous horse very far.
Is the word "marvelous" an adjective or adverb? And what is it modifying?
What is adjective and horse
200
The intestines were often stored in jars.
What are the adverb(s) and what are they modifying?
What is often and it modifies were stored (I'll accept stored - but NOT on the test) :-)
200
Those that are clear and that sparkle with the light are ( more , most ) valuable than others.
Choose the correct form of the adjective given in the parenthesis.
What is more?
300
Quickly, however, it came to mean any ranch hands.
What are the adjective(s) and say whether it/they are common or proper?
What is any = common and ranch = common
300
Define adjective
What is words that modify a noun or pronoun?
300
Finally at midday he came upon a cluster of lodges.
Is the word "finally" an adjective or adverb? And what is it modifying?
What is adverb and came
300
The heart and kidneys generally remained in the body.
What are the adverb(s) and what are they modifying?
What is generally and it modifies remained.
300
The (best , goodest ) gem cutters split the Cullinan into 105 gems.
What is best?
400
South American historical records mention cowhands too.
What are the adjective(s) and say whether it/they are common or proper?
What is South American = Proper and historical = common
400
Define modifier
What are words that make other words more precise?
400
The people sat listlessly in the shade sleeping.
Is the word "listlessly" an adjective or adverb? And what is it modifying?
What is adverb and sat
400
This very elaborate process sometimes took seventy days.
What are the adverb(s) and what are they modifying?
What is very and it is modifying elaborate
AND what is sometimes and it modifying took
400
The Cullinan diamond was the ( larger , largest ) ever found.
Choose the correct form of the adjective given in the parenthesis.
What is largest?
500
Barbed wire ended the reign of this colorful figure.
What are the adjective(s) and say whether it/they are common or proper?
What is barbed = common, this = common and colorful = common
500
Define adverbs
What are words that modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb?
500
He traveled on and on but he saw no sign of his people.
Is the word "on" an adjective or adverb? And what is it modifying?
What is adverb and traveled
500
First, Egyptian embalmers painstakingly removed the brain.
What are the adverb(s) and what are they modifying?
What is first and painstakingly and they both are modifying removed
500
The ( most big , biggest ) of them weighs one-forth of a pound.
Choose the correct form of the adjective given in the parenthesis.