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storky111

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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.



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carlsona147

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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.




storky111

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


jojobee318

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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