Question

an adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by limiting its meaning. adjectives include the articles a, an, and the. a and an are indefinite articles; the is a definite article. because they modify nouns, possessive nouns and some possessive pronouns are considered adjectives as well.
the raging river roars through this narrow gorge. als used car resembles my car.
a proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter. proper adjectives are often created by using the following suffixes: -an, -ian, -n, -ese, and -ish.
american chinese english
many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
positive comparative superlative
big bigger biggest (regular forms of comparison)
little less least (some adjectives have irregular forms of comparison.)

exercise 1 underline each adjective in the following sentences. include articles and possessive nouns and pronouns.
ancient mariners traveled to far places.

1. in 120 b.c., a nearly drowned sailor washed ashore on an egyptian beach.
2. the local authorities taught him the greek language, as they had little luck in understanding his speech.
3. they found out that the foreign mariner had come farther than any of them imagined.
4. he had sailed from remote india, and he maintained he could prove this amazing statement.
5. he offered to show the egyptians the secret way back to his distant homeland.
6. the egyptian leaders knew that india possessed fabulous wealth.
7. indian and arab sailors knew, however, an important secret about the sailing route.
8. certain winds, monsoons, would blow toward india for half of the year.
9. these monsoons would then blow the other way for the second half of the year.
10. thus, a sea captain could sail the handy monsoons on an outward voyage and then sail them back home a few months later.
11. a greek sea captain, eudoxius of cyzicus, a famous explorer, took the indian sailor back to india.

Explanation:

Pour chaque phrase, on identifie les adjectifs en respectant la définition d'un adjectif comme un mot modifiant un nom ou un pronom. On inclut également les articles et les noms et pronoms possessifs.

1. "a", "nearly drowned", "an", "Egyptian"
2. "The", "local", "the", "Greek", "little", "his"
3. "the", "foreign", "farther"
4. "remote", "this", "amazing"
5. "the", "Egyptians", "the", "secret", "his", "distant"
6. "The", "Egyptian", "fabulous"
7. "Indian", "Arab", "an", "important"
8. "Certain"
9. "These", "the", "other", "the", "second"
10. "a", "the", "handy", "an", "outward"
11. "A", "Greek", "a", "famous", "the", "Indian"

Answer:

1. a, nearly drowned, an, Egyptian
2. The, local, the, Greek, little, his
3. the, foreign, farther
4. remote, this, amazing
5. the, Egyptian, the, secret, his, distant
6. The, Egyptian, fabulous
7. Indian, Arab, an, important
8. Certain
9. These, the, other, the, second
10. a, the, handy, an, outward
11. A, Greek, a, famous, the, Indian