Question

Which word in the sentence does the adjective modify?

The geese waddled quickly toward the chilly lake.

A.
waddled

B.
geese

C.
lake

D.
quickly

Answer 1

First find all of your nouns. Then we'll continue! :)

Answer 2

geese and chilly lake

Answer 3

Correct! So since geese and lake are your nouns, what two answers can you assume aren't correct?

Answer 4

b and c

Answer 5

No, not quite. Remember, an adjective describes a noun.

Answer 6

a and d

Answer 7

That's right! Now what word is your adjective?

Answer 8

idk a

Answer 9

No I'm asking which word in the sentence is your adjective. The answer choice A is a verb.

Answer 10

d

Answer 11

No the adjective isn't one of the answer choices. You will find the adjective in your sentence. Remember that and adjective describes a noun. We know that the words geese and lake are your nouns in this sentence.

Answer 12

i am so confused

Answer 13

Aw okay I'll help you break it down then.

Noun- A person, place. or thing.
Adjective- Describes a noun.
Verb- A word used to describe an action.
Adverb- Describes how a verb is being done.

Answer 14

Now, I'll Help you break down the sentence. Okay?

Answer 15

okay

Answer 16

Geese= Noun
Waddled= Verb
Quickly= Adverb
Chilly= ? (I want you to tell me what type of word chilly is)
Lake= Noun

Answer 17

adverb

Answer 18

adjective maybe

Answer 19

Not quite. But you're on the right track. Chilly is indeed a descriptive word but it is not describing a verb. Adverbs describe verbs.

Answer 20

adjective

Answer 21

Yes it is indeed an adjective! Now that we know the type of word it is, all we need to find out now is what noun it is describing! Now do you remember what words we said were the nouns?

Answer 22

thanks

Answer 23

No problem. So which answer would be correct? :)