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EXERCISE 3: Find the ADJECTIVES and NOUNS in the following sentences.
1. Jim has an expensive bicycle.
-* Jim = a noun; expensive = an adjective; bicycle = a noun
2. My sister has a beautiful house.
3. We often eat at an Italian restaurant.
4. Maria sings her favorite songs in the shower.
5. Olga likes American hamburgers.
6. You like sour apples, but I like sweet fruit.
7. Political leaders make important decisions.
8. Heavy traffic creates noisy streets.
9. Poverty causes serious problems in the world.
10. Young people have interesting ideas about modern music. ,.. .
EXERCISE 4: Add ADJECTIVES to the sentences. Use any adjectives that make sense. Think
of at least three possible adjectives to complete each sentence.
':.. . 1. Idon'tlike cold/hot / wet /rainv/bad/etc. weather.
2. Do youlike food?
3. I admire people.
4. people make me angry.
5. Pollution is alan problem in the
modern world.
6. I had a/an experience yesterday.
EXERCISE 5: Find each NOUN. Is the noun used as:
the subject of the sentence?
the object of the verb?
the object of a preposition?
1. Bob and his wife like coffee with their breakfast.
-* Bob = a noun, used as a subject of the sentence
wife = a noun, used as a subject of the sentence
coffee = a noun, object of the verb "like"
breakfast = a noun, object of the preposition "with"
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