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Adjective + Preposition Quiz

1. He admitted he was addicted ____ alcohol. A) from  B) for  C) to  D) with 2. I've always been afraid ____ snakes. A) of  B) from C) with  D) to 3. He seemed anxious ____  the interview. A) for  B) of  C) with  D) about 4. He is not capable ____ looking after children. A) at  B) of  C) to  D) for 5. He is completely dedicated ____ his job. A) to  B) for  C) with  D) about 6. Italy is famous ____ its pizza. A) with  B) about  C) of  D) for 7. I was very fond ____ dogs. A) for  B) of  C) with  D) for 8. I've always been interested ____ history. A) with  B) to  C) in  D) for 9. They are opposed ____ the new law. A) with  B) for  C) in  D) to 10. Who is responsible ____ this mess? A) for  B) of  C) with  D) about Printable

Adjectives describing food

Here's the chart of the adjectives describing food

Adjectives used as nouns

As you kno w, adjectives and nouns are different parts of speech. A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, thing, or idea, and an adjective describes a noun. For example, in the phrase 'a clever boy', 'clever' is an adjective, and 'boy' is a noun. In English, some adjectives can function as nouns. These are adjectival nouns.

Compound adjectives

In English, some adjectives can consist of two or more words. These are compound adjectives. Compound adjectives are usually written with hyphens when they are used in front of a noun they modify. For example, in the phrase ‘ man-eating lion’, ‘man-eating’ is a compound adjective. ‘Man eating lion’ means something different. As you can see, a hyphen changes the meaning of a phrase. Here are some examples of compound adjectives: She has a well-behaved child. He is a good-looking young man. It’s sugar-free chewing gum. They are long-distance lorry drivers. If a compound noun comes after the noun, it can drop the hyphen. a well-balanced diet The team was very well balanced . Compound adjectives can be formed with periods of time. We’ll take a ten-minute break. There has been a two-hour delay. I was on a two-year contract. We don’t add a plural ending to the compound adjectives with periods of time. We’re going on a six-days trip . … a si...

Formation of adjectives

There are no rules to help you recognize adjectives by their forms. But many adjectives are formed from other words by adding prefixes or suffixes.

Order of adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In the phrase red car , red is an adjective. Sometimes we use several adjectives to describe a noun. Example: a small, red, German car. When we use more than one adjective before a noun, the adjectives need to be in a particular order. Most native speakers simply do it naturally. If you want your English to sound more natural, you must use the adjectives in the proper order.

The comparative and the superlative

Some adjectives describe the qualities of a noun, for example tall, long, expensive. These are qualitative adjectives. Qualitative adjectives have three forms; the positive, the comparative and the superlative. Positive Comparative Superlative big bigger biggest slow slower slowest difficult more difficult most difficult Comparative adjectives A comparative adjective is used to express a difference between two things. For example, bigger is the comparative form of big . We use the comparative when we want to compare two nouns. The preposition than is used after a comparative adjective in order to introduce the second part of a comparison. He needs stronger painkilling drugs. I'm trying to find a better job. He’s older than me. My daughter is taller than my wife. He was more intelligent than his brother. Superlative adjectives A superlative adjective expresses the greatest degree...