Choose the most appropriate adjective.
Uncle Sam is really ______________________ man

a sweet old

The correct adjective to use in the blank is a sweet old man.OPTION 3

The word sweet is an adjective that means "having or showing a gentle and kind nature." The word old is an adjective that means "of advanced age." In this case, a sweet old man means a man who is kind and gentle, and who is also of advanced age.

The other options are incorrect.

• An old sweet puts the adjectives in the wrong order.
• A sweet is an adjective, but it does not specify the man's age.
• None of the above is not an adjective.