Question

Read the passage  and pick out 

the adjectives and categorize them based on 

the nature of their description. 

Adjectives: large, at, vertical, stone, fellow, cool, earthen, their, similar, simple, sure Categories: 

Adjectives of Quality: at, two, vertical, stone, fellow, cool, earthen, simple, sure 

Adjective of Quantity: large 

Adjective of number: two 

Adjective of Comparison: similar Possessive adjective – their 

Now rewrite the passage substituting the adjectives without any change in meaning:

Answer 1

It was a big, level stone placed horizontally over a couple of upright ones, thus making a hard bench on which anyone could sit and rest a while, chat with a co-traveler and exchange news of the road. Cold water would be kept in clay pots near the bench and people could quench their thirst before starting their journeys again. I am certain the same, easy arrangements can be found in the villages all over the country.