This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Position of Adjectives”.
1. Choose the correct option.
An adjective used attributively is usually placed immediately after the noun.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: An adjective used attributively is usually/generally place immediately before the noun and not after. Therefore, the given statement is false/incorrect.
2. Fill in the blanks.
In poetry the noun is usually placed _______ the noun.
a) After
b) Before
c) On both sides of
d) In front of
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Explanation: In poetry the noun is usually place after the noun to give it the statement a poetic effect and to make it sound non-plain. It is used both before and after the noun but “usually” it is used after the noun.
3. Fill in the blanks.
When several adjectives are attached to one noun, they are sometimes placed after it for ________
a) Description
b) Demonstration
c) Emphasis
d) Illustrative
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Explanation: When many adjectives are attached to a single noun, they are placed after it for emphasis of the noun that they come after in the sentence.
4. For the word “God” in which position does the adjective “Almighty” appear?
a) After
b) Before
c) On both sides of
d) In front of
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Explanation: “God Almighty” is the correct phrase to be used. Therefore, the adjective “Almighty” comes after the noun “God”. “Almighty God” is also used but “God Almighty” is grammatically dominant.
5. What role does the adjective play in the given sentence?
The Queen, bold and beautiful, was the Kingdom’s most respected person.
a) Demonstrative
b) Illustrative
c) Emphasis
d) Explanatory
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Explanation: The adjectives “bold” and “beautiful” in the given sentence is used for the purpose of emphasis as more than one adjective is attached to the noun “Queen” in the given sentence, they follow after the noun and emphasise it.
6. What role does the adjective play in the given sentence?
A merchant, smarter than all his merchant-partners, stepped forward to take the deal.
a) Demonstrative
b) Illustrative
c) Emphasis
d) Explanatory
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Explanation: The adjective “smarter” in the given sentence is a Comparative Degree adjective of comparison that plays the explanatory role for the noun “merchant” to define him and explain “why?” he stepped forward to take the deal.
7. Where should the position of the adjective “chromatic” be changed to in the following sentence?
“Leopards and tigers, with their chromatic patterns that flicker”.
a) After “patterns”
b) After “flicker”
c) Doesn’t change
d) Before “leopards”
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Explanation: The given sentence is a verse from a poet that is placed after the main subjects/nouns “leopards and tigers”. It cannot be used before “leopards” as in poetry, usually the adjective is placed after the main noun/subject.
8. What role does the adjective play in the given sentence?
Sita was a genius, innovative, original, emphatic and bold.
a) Demonstrative
b) Illustrative
c) Emphasis
d) Explanatory
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Explanation: The multiple adjectives “innovative, original, emphatic and bold” attached to the single noun “Sita” in the given sentence play the role of emphasis defining the character of the noun/main subject Sita.
9. What role does the adjective play in the given sentence?
She was a woman, optimistic in attitude.
a) Demonstrative
b) Illustrative
c) Emphasis
d) Explanatory
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Explanation: The adjective “optimistic” in the given sentence plays an explanatory role as it is joined with the noun/subject “she” to explain its characteristic.
10. Fill in the blanks.
In the phrase “viceroy elect” the adjective comes _______ the noun.
a) Before
b) After
c) Both sides of
d) In front of
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Explanation: In the phrase “viceroy elect” the adjective comes after the noun as the position of the adjective coming after the noun is grammatically dominant. Therefore, the other options do not apply.
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