What are adjectives in the following sentences.
1. The little electic car chugged over the steep hill and into the valley.
2. A bitter wind was blowing off the ocean the night that Keith heard the entire howling.
3. The unpublished story revealed a new side of Faulkner to the scholar.
4. The clear view of the distant ocean was slowly obstructed by the new skyscraper.
5. The gray cat stretched itself out in the warm sunshine pouring through the window.
Adjectives describe nouns (and sometimes pronouns).
First sentence as an example:
* little
* electric
* steep
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To identify the adjectives in each of the sentences, you need to look for words that describe or modify nouns. Adjectives typically answer the questions "what kind," "which one," or "how many." Let's go through each sentence:
1. The little electric car chugged over the steep hill and into the valley.
- Adjectives: little, electric, steep
- Explanation: "little" describes the size of the car, "electric" describes the type of car, and "steep" describes the hill.
2. A bitter wind was blowing off the ocean the night that Keith heard the entire howling.
- Adjectives: bitter, entire
- Explanation: "bitter" describes the quality of the wind, and "entire" describes the intensity of the howling.
3. The unpublished story revealed a new side of Faulkner to the scholar.
- Adjectives: unpublished, new
- Explanation: "unpublished" describes the status of the story, and "new" describes the side of Faulkner.
4. The clear view of the distant ocean was slowly obstructed by the new skyscraper.
- Adjectives: clear, distant, new
- Explanation: "clear" describes the quality of the view, "distant" describes the location of the ocean, and "new" describes the skyscraper.
5. The gray cat stretched itself out in the warm sunshine pouring through the window.
- Adjectives: gray, warm
- Explanation: "gray" describes the color of the cat, and "warm" describes the quality of the sunshine.
In each sentence, the adjectives provide additional information and provide a more detailed description of the nouns they modify.