The Verbal Adjective

Can you use a verb as an adjective?

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Adjectives are modifiers that describe nouns. Some common adjectives are 'pretty', 'happy', 'clever' and 'blue'. You can also use the past participle form of a verb as an adjective. For example, 'The boy was injured and taken to a hospital' can be rewritten as 'The injured boy was taken to a hospital'. In the first example, 'injured' is part of a predicate, but in the second it is an adjective that describes the subject boy.

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[ satisfies / satisfied ]

1. The roast beef that they serve in this restaurant everyone who tries it.

2. The customer left a big tip.

[ publish / published ]

3. Lucy showed us her first book.

4. Karen will her book next month.

[ baked / bakes ]

5. Tonight, mother will be making potatoes.

6. Caroline a cake for Andrew's birthday every year.

[ broke / broken ]

7. David an egg over his toast every morning.

8. I found a plate behind the chest of drawers.

[ paints / painted ]

9. After she clears the table, Pattie a scenery of the view outside.

10. Benjamin took down a box from the attic.

[ chewed / chews ]

11. Mother threw away Derrick's pencil because it looked disgusting.

12. To help him think, Derrick on a pencil.

[ sewn / sew ]

13. Margaret will a new tablecloth for the dining table.

14. During the family dinner, everyone commented about how pretty the tablecloth looked.

[ chooses / chosen ]

15. The student will be asked to represent the school at the next Science Convention.

16. Every year, Aunt Margo a new curtain for my bedroom.

[ stolen / steal ]

17. If you leave the kitchen window open, the neigbour's cat will climb in and whatever food is on the table.

18. Margaret was the one who found the bag in the girl's locker room.

[ chopped / chop ]

19. One of Daniel's chore is to wood for the fireplace.

20. Thomas puts the vegetables to the side while he prepares the chicken.

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