Lesson 5

GLOBAL WRITERS BUREAU ENGLISH GRAMMAR & WRITING STYLE COURSE

LESSON 5

 

Where there are nouns and pronouns there are likely to be adjectives, since the adjective’s task is to qualify nouns and pronouns. So we will often find adjectives beside subject words, object words, and in the extension of the verb. Adjectives are usually found by asking ‘what kind of?’ ‘which?’ ‘how many?’ ‘how much?’

 

SUBJECT

VERB

OBJECT

EXT. OF VERB

The Quaint

Was

A box

To the shop

Old lady

Carrying

Of fireworks

At the corner

 

Often a group of words – introduced by a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun qualifies another noun or pronoun such groups of words are called adjectival phrases.

 

SUBJECT

VERB

OBJECT

EXT. OF VERB

A man of

Was

A box

To the shop

Middle height

Carrying

Of fireworks

At the corner

 

Exercise 5:

Decide under which heading the CAPITALIZED words or groups of words should be placed.

 

1. The ALLEY cat walks WITH A LIMP.

(A- subject, ext. of verb) (B-subject, object)

1. The man WITH A LIMP called today.

(A- subject) (B- ext. of verb)

1. I have seen MANY battles IN MY LIFE.

(A- object, object) (B- object, ext. of verb)

1. He has seen a man OF WEALTH.

(A- object) (B- ext. of verb)