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à 3.6èAdjectives Formed from Verbs
ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the adjectives
formed from verbs.
âS:
#êèThe ╕persistent╗ ranger arrested the arsonists.
#╕╗êèThis is a very ╕resistant╗ stain to most detergents.
#êèThe soccer team that traveled to the playoffs was ╕beatable╗.
éS Certain verbs in the base form act as adjectives when the suf-
#fixesï╖ent, ant,╗ or ╖able╗ are attached to them.ïThere is no rule to
#determine whether to use ╖ent╗ or ╖ant╗ as a suffix.ïCheck your dic-
#tionary.ïNote that to make some verbs that end in ╖e╗ or ╖y╗ into ad-
jectives by adding a suffix beginning with a vowel, changes are made
#to the base form.ïThe ╖y╗ is dropped, an╖ i╗ is substituted for the ╖y╗
#and then an ╖ant╗ is added.ïFor example, the verb ╖rely╗ becomes the
#adjective ╖reliant╗.ïInstead of having two ╖e's╗ together, one ╖e╗ is
#dropped: the verb ╖revere╗ becomes the adjective ╖reverent╗.ïAt other
#times, the base form of a verb ending in ╖e╗ does not change when at-
#tached to a suffix beginning with a vowel: the verb ╖agree╗ becomes the
#adjective ╖agreeable╗.ïCheck your dictionary.
1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
formed from a verb?
A)ïThe cheerleaders looked nervous.
B)ïThe dependent child would not allow his father to leave his side.
C)ïThe weary antelope slid into the grass.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Dependent╗ is an adjective that comes from the verb ╢depend╗ plus
#the ╢ent╗ suffix.ï╢Child╗ is the noun that ╢dependent╗ identifies.ïIn
#the other sentences, ╖nervous╗ and ╖weary╗ are adjectives that are not
#created by adding a suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Nervous╗
#describes ╖cheerleaders╗.ï╖Weary╗ describes ╖antelope╗.
Ç B
2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
formed from a verb?
A)ïThe plan was doable.
B)ïHanna recently left her carefree sister.
C)ïAdam watched the early sunrise.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Doable╗ is an adjective stemming from the verb ╢do╗ plus the suf-
#fix ╢able╗.ï╢Doable╗ describes the noun ╢plan╗.ïIn the other senten-
#ces, the adjectives ╖carefree╗ and ╖early╗ are not created by adding a
#suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Carefree╗ describes the noun
#╖sisters╗, and ╖early╗ identifies the noun ╖sunrise.╗
Ç A
3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adjective
formed from a verb?
A)ïHoward was proud of his promotion.
B)ïThe observant eagle quickly located its prey.
C)ïBert figured that sooner or later he would strike out against the
è awesome pitcher.
D)ïå
#ü ╢Observant╗ is an adjective formed by adding an ╢ant╗ suffix to
#the verb ╢observe ╗(the last ╢e╗ in ╢observe╗ is dropped before adding
#the ╢ant╗).ï╢Observant╗ describes the noun ╢eagle╗.ïIn the other sen-
#tences, the adjectives ╖proud╗ and ╖awesome╗ are not created from adding
#a suffix to the base form of any verb.ï╖Proud╗ describes the proper
#noun ╖Howard╗, and ╖awesome╗ describes the noun ╖pitcher╗.
Ç B