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Question 17 • FHS English 10 B-CR

Identify the adjective modifiers in the paragraph below:I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows - upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees - what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher?

Answer
A
before, upon, of, so
B
looked, scene, house, landscape, walls, windows, trunks, unnerved, contemplation
C
mere, simple, bleak, vacant, eye-like, few, rank, white, a, the, decayed
D
All of the above

Explanation

Adjective modifiers describe or limit nouns. In the paragraph, “mere,” “simple,” “bleak,” “vacant,” “eye-like,” “rank,” and “white” describe nouns, while “few” and “a” limit nouns and “decayed” describes “trees.” The words in choice C are the adjective modifiers; words such as “upon” and “of” are prepositions, not adjectives.

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