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storky111 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

A sentence reads She was delighted about the surprise holiday. In this sentence, the adjective used is _____.

A. about
B. surprise
C. she
D. was

Question 2

Verbs that do not indicate an obvious action but express a condition or a state of being are called:

A. action verbs.
B. inactive verbs.
C. linking verbs.
D. passive verbs.

carlsona147 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
In the given sentence, the adjective used is surprise. Adjectives describe nouns and
pronouns by limiting, or making more specific, the noun or pronoun.

Answer to Question 2

C
Verbs that do not indicate an obvious action but express a condition or a state of being are
called linking verbs. Linking verbs include forms of the verb to be, such as am, is, are, was,
were, be, and been.