Questions 1–9: The sentences below contain adjectives and pronouns that are spelled alike. This exercise will help you determine if you know the difference between adjectives and pronouns. Identify the adjectives and the nouns they modify.

Identify the demonstrative, indefinite, and interrogative pronouns.
1. Many people, especially those who grew up before the age of the personal computer, don’t understand how computers store information.
2. That information is stored in electronic files. Those files function much like file folders.
3. Each file is given a name. The name given to each, its filename, should represent the information found in the file.
4. What is the difference between the way a computer stores information and that used to store information in a conventional filing cabinet?
5. That explanation isn’t as clear as the one all of us heard at the lecture yesterday.
6. Which flowers are the most beautiful? These lilies are very nice, but they’re less interesting than those.
7. Many houses are comfortable, but few are as comfortable as this cottage.
8. Many people were crowded into a very small space. All agreed that it was time to enlarge the office space.
9. Several examples are often helpful. Which example don’t you understand?
Questions 10–19: List the adjectives you find in the following sentences. After each adjective, write the noun it modifies. Be sure to include articles as adjectives.
10. A strange light shone in the western sky.
11. Our friend took a small boat down the turbulent river.
12. By late August, the brief northern summer had ended.
13. Stinging snow and strong winds lashed the brave rescuers.
14. Quick and efficient workers cleared the long runway.
15. Violent storms have affected the radio signals.
16. Intensive study helped Heather to win the gold medal.
17. The silver rays of the bright moon were reflected in the clear waters of the little lake.
18. The naval convoys brought in new supplies.
19. Heavy sleds hauled the equipment across the frozen tundra

Which phrase from the article suggests a tone that is formal but subjective? a- "thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide" b- "loads of fun with it" c- "most generous and attractive" d- "must be new subscribers" one of the most generous and attractive offers ever made to washington boys and girls is announced today by the washington times circulation department. for a limited time, national capital youngsters who show enterprise and energy will be given disc wheel coaster wagons in return for a few hours of their time. each boy or girl who sends in to the circulation manager, room 242, the names and addresses of ten friends or relatives who agree to take the washington times for six months, will receive one of these wagons, which can be made a source of profit as well as unending enjoyment for youngsters. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. no money is to be collected and no work is required. the washington times is the most popular and constantly growing newspaper in the national capital and it is easy and simple to obtain the required ten signatures. as soon as the signatures are verified, the disc wheel coaster wagon will be delivered to the energetic boy or girl. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it. it is built for real boys and active girls and they are bound to have loads of fun with it. besides using the wagon for pleasure and going visiting, boys and girls can use it to make money, running—or riding—errands, delivering packages, wheeling marketing home, etc. the disc wheel coaster wagon is so strongly built that it will withstand the roughest usage to which it may be subjected and will last for years. every boy and girl who wants one of the attractive and most desirable disc wheel coaster wagons should start today to sign up the necessary ten relatives or friends as home delivery subscribers for the washington times for six months. bear in mind that the ten persons whose signatures you obtain must be new subscribers—that is, they must be persons who are not having the washington times delivered at their homes at present. here’s hoping every boy and girl in washington gets a disc wheel coaster wagon before many days.