Fill in the blanks with suitable demonstrative, possessive, or interrogative adjectives.
(a) Please keep ______ table over there.
(b) ______ book are you reading?
(c) Are ______ cushions over there torn?
(d) The dog slept in ______ kennel.
(e) ______ man sitting under the tree is blind.
(f) They packed ______ bags for the picnic.
(g) What ______ time is it now?
(h) ______ clothes were dirty, so we had to change them.
Answer (2)
To fill in the blanks with the correct type of adjective (demonstrative, possessive, or interrogative), first understand what each type does:
Demonstrative adjectives point out specific things (e.g., this, that, these, those).
Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging (e.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, their).
Interrogative adjectives are used in questions (e.g., which, what, whose).
Let's look at each sentence and choose the most suitable adjective:
(a) Please keep that table over there.
'That' is a demonstrative adjective pointing to a specific table.
(b) Which book are you reading?
'Which' is an interrogative adjective used to ask about specifics among choices.
(c) Are those cushions over there torn?
'Those' is a demonstrative adjective pointing out specific cushions.
(d) The dog slept in its kennel.
'Its' is a possessive adjective showing the kennel belongs to the dog.
(e) The man sitting under the tree is blind.
'The' is another type of adjective used to specify particular nouns, demonstrating specificity.
(f) They packed their bags for the picnic.
'Their' is a possessive adjective indicating ownership of the bags by 'they'.
(g) What time is it now?
'What' is an interrogative adjective used for asking about specific information.
(h) Our clothes were dirty, so we had to change them.
'Our' is a possessive adjective showing the clothes belong to us.
These choices help clarify the relationships and roles of nouns in each sentence.
The correct adjectives to fill in the blanks are: (a) that, (b) which, (c) those, (d) its, (e) the, (f) their, (g) what, and (h) our. Each type of adjective—demonstrative, possessive, or interrogative—helps to specify or inquire about nouns in the sentences. Understanding the function of each adjective is key to selecting the right one for each context.
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