Question

(12) Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences.
i)Now I see why the great chief pretended not to notice me!
ii) He let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture.​

Answer 1

The adjectives in the following sentences are as follows:

i) great

ii) wise, wonderful, terrible

Adjectives

• Adjectives are words that help in describing the nouns or pronouns in a sentence. It describes the quality, quantity, state, or condition of the noun or pronoun.

• Adjectives are commonly placed before nouns or pronouns.

• In the given sentences, 'great' describes the 'chief,' 'wise and wonderful' describes the child. Similarly, 'terrible' describes the 'picture.' Therefore, they are the adjectives.