EXERCISE II.
Compare the following adjectives:—
| near, | bad, | happy, | wise, | plain, | ||
| first, | grateful, | numerous, | brief, | lofty, | ||
| rapid, | fortunate, | far, | cloudy, | handsome, | ||
| sincere, | hind, | dreary, | pale, | extraordinary. |
LESSON XXXIII.
Parse all the adjectives in the following sentences:
| 1. | Wisdom is more precious than rubies. | |
| 2. | This is a wonderful scene. | |
| 3. | Let my little story answer this question. | |
| 4. | It was lazy, idle work, lying in the tent all day long. | |
| 5. | All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. | |
| 6. | From a shoal of richest rubies | |
| Breaks the morning clear and cold, | ||
| And the angel on the village spire, | ||
| Frost-touched, is bright as gold.—Aldrich. | ||
| 7. | Every hour that fleets so slowly, | |
| Has its task to do or bear; | ||
| Luminous the crown and holy, | ||
| When each gem is set with care.—Adelaide Procter. |
Model. These kind girls brought me some flowers.
These, a pronominal adjective; demonstrative; modifying the noun girls.
kind, a qualifying adjective; positive degree; (kind, kinder, kindest), modifying the noun girls.