Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According to Conventional Patterns: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.D

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Example Question #1 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

He drove a little red nice Italian car. 

He drove an Italian little nice red car. 

He drove a nice little red Italian car. 

He drove a nice red Italian little car. 

Correct answer:

He drove a nice little red Italian car. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

For these options, "He" is the article so that begins the sentence. "Nice" is the opinion so that adjective should come first. Followed by, size "little", color "red", origin "Italian", and finally the noun "car". 

Example Question #1 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

He gave her white silk big flowers

He gave her big white silk flowers.

He gave her flowers big and white. 

He gave her silk white big flowers. 

Correct answer:

He gave her big white silk flowers.

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

For these options, "He" is the article so it should come first in the sentence. "Big" is the size, so that word should come next. "White" is the color so it comes next, "silk" is the material so that should follow "white", and "flowers" is the noun so that word comes last. Making the correct answer "He gave her big white silk flowers."

Example Question #2 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun. 

Possible Answers:

Sarah takes out her, white and black, round, soccer, leather ball to practice her foot skills.

Sarah takes out her round, white and black, leather, soccer ball to practice her foot skills. 

Sarah takes out her  white and black, round, leather, soccer ball to practice her foot skills. 

Sarah takes out her round, white and black, soccer, leather ball to practice her foot skills. 

Correct answer:

Sarah takes out her round, white and black, leather, soccer ball to practice her foot skills. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

The correct answer is, "Sarah takes out her round, white and black, leather, soccer ball to practice her foot skills."

Example Question #4 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun. 

Possible Answers:

The heavy bowling ball. 

The ball heavy bowling. 

The bowling ball heavy. 

Heavy bowling the ball. 

Correct answer:

The heavy bowling ball. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

For these options, "The" is the article so it should come first in the sentence. "Heavy" is the size, so that word should come next. "Bowling" is the qualifier so it comes next, and "ball" is the noun so that word comes last. Making the correct answer "The heavy bowling ball."

Example Question #3 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun. 

Possible Answers:

Brooke planted large, pink, beautiful rose bushes on the side of her house. 

Brooke planted large, beautiful, pink rose bushes on the side of her house. 

Brooke planted large, pink, beautiful rose bushes on the side of her house. 

Brooke planted beautiful, large, pink rose bushes on the side of her house. 

Correct answer:

Brooke planted beautiful, large, pink rose bushes on the side of her house. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

The correct answer is, "Brooke planted beautiful, large, pink rose bushes on the side of her house. "

Example Question #1 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

When in Italy, Ali bought a brown, Italian, cool, leather jacket. 

When in Italy, Ali bought a cool, brown, Italian, leather jacket. 

When in Italy, Ali bought a cool, Italian, leather, brown jacket. 

When in Italy, Ali bought a cool, Italian, brown, leather jacket. 

Correct answer:

When in Italy, Ali bought a cool, brown, Italian, leather jacket. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

The correct answer is, "When in Italy, Ali bought a cool, brown, Italian, leather jacket.  "

Example Question #3 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a short, sequence, multi-colored dress.  

While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a sequence, short, multi-colored dress.  

While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a short, multi-colored, sequence dress.  

While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a sequence, multi-colored, short dress.  

Correct answer:

While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a short, multi-colored, sequence dress.  

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

The correct answer is, "While out shopping with her mom, Jessica fell in love with a short, multi-colored, sequence dress. "

Example Question #4 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

Jackson's favorite shirt was an old, red, large, cotton sweatshirt. 

Jackson's favorite shirt was an old, red, cotton, large sweatshirt. 

Jackson's favorite shirt was an old, large, red, cotton sweatshirt. 

Jackson's favorite shirt was a large, old, red, cotton sweatshirt. 

Correct answer:

Jackson's favorite shirt was a large, old, red, cotton sweatshirt. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun. 

The correct answer is, "Jackson's favorite shirt was a large, old, red, cotton sweatshirt. "

Example Question #5 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

Greg spotted the round, small, yellow and blue, plastic Easter egg under the bush. 

Greg spotted the small, round, plastic, yellow and blue, Easter egg under the bush. 

Greg spotted the small, round, yellow and blue, plastic Easter egg under the bush. 

Greg spotted the small, yellow and blue, round, plastic Easter egg under the bush. 

Correct answer:

Greg spotted the small, round, yellow and blue, plastic Easter egg under the bush. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun.

The correct answer is, "Greg spotted the small, round, yellow and blue, plastic Easter egg under the bush. "

Example Question #6 : Order Adjectives Within Sentences According To Conventional Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.1.D

Select the sentence that orders adjectives correctly to describe the noun.

Possible Answers:

Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his large, old, noisy, red, lawn mower. 

Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his noisy, large, old, red, lawn mower. 

Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his red, large, noisy, old, lawn mower. 

Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his red, large, old, noisy, lawn mower. 

Correct answer:

Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his noisy, large, old, red, lawn mower. 

Explanation:

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order: Article, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, purpose or qualifier, and noun.

The correct answer is, "Al likes to mow his grass on Saturdays with his noisy, large, old, red, lawn mower. "

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