IXL | Identify adjectives | 5th grade language arts

Select the three adjectives. Don't select any articles (a, an, or the).

Many people roast beets because it's an easy way to prepare them, and it brings out the sweet flavor.

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Select the three adjectives. Don't select any articles (a, an, or the).

The detective found the one clue that she had been looking for inside a torn white envelope.

key idea

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

The faded brown belt hung over the back of the chair.

Robbie carried several books to the attic.

An adjective can appear before or after the word it modifies.

Nell planted the fragile seedlings tenderly.

The seedlings were fragile.

Adjectives that come after the word they describe are usually connected by a linking verb, like to be, to seem, to appear, or to look.

He seemed eager for the mail to arrive.

solution

The first adjective is one, which modifies the noun clue.

The second adjective is torn, which modifies the noun envelope.

The third adjective is white, which modifies the noun envelope.

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