Identify the word used as an adjective in the sentence:
Tired after the match, Sunil went straight home and slept on the cool floor.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → cool
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Here “cool” comes before the noun “floor”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) straight | an adverb here: tells how Sunil went home | After school, Riya went straight to her tuition class. |
| (2) match | a noun: names the game Sunil played | We watched the cricket match on TV. |
| (3) cool (answer) | an adjective: tells what kind of floor it was | Dadaji sat in the cool shade of the neem tree. |
| (4) slept | a verb: shows an action | The baby slept through the whole train journey. |