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Close Window to Exit	Foreign Language Study Skills & Success Strategies English Grammar Refresher First Edition, Volume I: August 2006 LESSON #2 The goal of this activity is to Identify all adjectives in the following sentences. Read each sentence carefully consider the role that the adjectives play in the sentence. Use the table at each sentence to check your response. Example: Many people think the last act is boring and superfluous. " The X-Files” is considered an excellent show by a lot of people. Scott doesn’t want to work at an evil petting zoo. Their love was special. The referee was having a terribly frustrating day. All of us will take a thought-provoking test at the end of class. This is the road to follow. I think I’ll order at least three pizzas to satisfy my ravenous hunger. The boy leaving the building waved. Isn’t that half-blind, bedraggled, old man with the pronounced limp a former actor? Oliver Stone makes controversial, provocative films about current topics. Broken cookies contain no calories. I was tested on historical events and dates of the Renaissance Era. Austin Powers wore this really crazy blue suit. The students didn’t seem very happy about this latest piece of news. Communism was the predominant political system in his country until last year. The police cracked down on drunk driving. The lost little boy was thirsty and very hungry. All my students became great linguists. The situation was somewhat scary and very strange. The smell of slowly rotting vegetables was wafting into the cabin. I folded the plaid blanket and put it on the upper shelf in Dad’s closet. Eastern Orthodox is the primary religion in Russia. Each spring rain helps to fill the Salinas River. My pet iguana, Bernie, is highly allergic to Albertson’s own brand of ground beef. My two beagles love to dig huge holes in my previously green and lush lawn. Ancient China’s capital was the beautiful, bustling city of Chang’an. The Japanese cooking show, Iron Chef, is extremely popular in the cosmopolitan city of New York. The Emerald Isle is an ancient country with a long, fascinating history. My uncle Marty is a very giving person. The divided Korean peninsula is in the midst of groundbreaking peace negotiations. The hilarious John Cleese used to be in that witty British comedy, Fawlty Towers. Many of the huge galleries at the Smithsonian Institute exhibit rare and exquisite artifacts. Hors d'oeuvres are an acquired taste. Many campy Australian films have become quite popular in America in recent years. The rich cocoa smell of Hershey, PA, makes you ravenous for the delicious chocolate made there. Do you see the parked car? The heaving waves of the green ocean made the sea-faring passengers ill. The German state of Bavaria is known for its delicious food, good beer, and fast cars. LESSON #3 Activities Menu Main Menu

Foreign Language
Study Skills &
Success Strategies

English Grammar Refresher
First Edition, Volume I: August 2006

LESSON #2

The goal of this activity is to Identify all adjectives in the following sentences.
Read each sentence carefully consider the role that the adjectives play in the sentence.

Use the table at each sentence to check your response.

Example: Many people think the last act is boring and superfluous.

" The X-Files” is considered an excellent show by a lot of people.
Scott doesn’t want to work at an evil petting zoo.
Their love was special.
The referee was having a terribly frustrating day.
All of us will take a thought-provoking test at the end of class.
This is the road to follow.
I think I’ll order at least three pizzas to satisfy my ravenous hunger.
The boy leaving the building waved.
Isn’t that half-blind, bedraggled, old man with the pronounced limp a former actor?
Oliver Stone makes controversial, provocative films about current topics.
Broken cookies contain no calories.
I was tested on historical events and dates of the Renaissance Era.
Austin Powers wore this really crazy blue suit.
The students didn’t seem very happy about this latest piece of news.
Communism was the predominant political system in his country until last year.
The police cracked down on drunk driving.
The lost little boy was thirsty and very hungry.
All my students became great linguists.
The situation was somewhat scary and very strange.
The smell of slowly rotting vegetables was wafting into the cabin.
I folded the plaid blanket and put it on the upper shelf in Dad’s closet.
Eastern Orthodox is the primary religion in Russia.
Each spring rain helps to fill the Salinas River.
My pet iguana, Bernie, is highly allergic to Albertson’s own brand of ground beef.
My two beagles love to dig huge holes in my previously green and lush lawn.
Ancient China’s capital was the beautiful, bustling city of Chang’an.
The Japanese cooking show, Iron Chef, is extremely popular in the cosmopolitan city of New York.
The Emerald Isle is an ancient country with a long, fascinating history.
My uncle Marty is a very giving person.
The divided Korean peninsula is in the midst of groundbreaking peace negotiations.
The hilarious John Cleese used to be in that witty British comedy, Fawlty Towers.
Many of the huge galleries at the Smithsonian Institute exhibit rare and exquisite artifacts.
Hors d'oeuvres are an acquired taste.
Many campy Australian films have become quite popular in America in recent years.
The rich cocoa smell of Hershey, PA, makes you ravenous for the delicious chocolate made there.
Do you see the parked car?
The heaving waves of the green ocean made the sea-faring passengers ill.
The German state of Bavaria is known for its delicious food, good beer, and fast cars.