EnglishGrammar: Adjective

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropri…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adjectives given in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Adjectives)
(A) Arjun has grown so ______ this year that his old school trousers now stop well above his ankles.	(I) dingy
(B) The raw-mango chutney at the Udupi hotel was so ______ that Kiran screwed up his face at the first bite.	(II) nosy
(C) The lodge near the bus stand was cheap, but its rooms were ______, with peeling walls and a single dim bulb.	(III) lanky
(D) Our ______ neighbour always wants to know who visited us and what they brought.	(IV) tangy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Arjun has grown so lanky this year that his old school trousers now stop well above his ankles.	(III) lanky	Lanky means tall and thin, often in an awkward way. Arjun has grown so tall that his trousers are now too short.
(B) The raw-mango chutney at the Udupi hotel was so tangy that Kiran screwed up his face at the first bite.	(IV) tangy	Tangy means sharp and a little sour in taste. Raw mango gives a chutney this taste.
(C) The lodge near the bus stand was cheap, but its rooms were dingy, with peeling walls and a single dim bulb.	(I) dingy	Dingy means dark and dirty. Peeling walls and one dim bulb make a room look like this.
(D) Our nosy neighbour always wants to know who visited us and what they brought.	(II) nosy	Nosy means too keen to know about other people’s matters. This neighbour wants to know about every visitor.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adjectives given in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Adjectives)
(A) Arjun has grown so ______ this year that his old school trousers now stop well above his ankles.	(I) dingy
(B) The raw-mango chutney at the Udupi hotel was so ______ that Kiran screwed up his face at the first bite.	(II) nosy
(C) The lodge near the bus stand was cheap, but its rooms were ______, with peeling walls and a single dim bulb.	(III) lanky
(D) Our ______ neighbour always wants to know who visited us and what they brought.	(IV) tangy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Arjun has grown so lanky this year that his old school trousers now stop well above his ankles.	(III) lanky	Lanky means tall and thin, often in an awkward way. Arjun has grown so tall that his trousers are now too short.
(B) The raw-mango chutney at the Udupi hotel was so tangy that Kiran screwed up his face at the first bite.	(IV) tangy	Tangy means sharp and a little sour in taste. Raw mango gives a chutney this taste.
(C) The lodge near the bus stand was cheap, but its rooms were dingy, with peeling walls and a single dim bulb.	(I) dingy	Dingy means dark and dirty. Peeling walls and one dim bulb make a room look like this.
(D) Our nosy neighbour always wants to know who visited us and what they brought.	(II) nosy	Nosy means too keen to know about other people’s matters. This neighbour wants to know about every visitor.