Question

Which question will an adjective not answer about the word it modifies?

Answer 1

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Answer is: IN what way.

Answer 2

Answer:

In what way?

Explanation:

An adjective is a type of word that modifies or describes a noun (a place, thing, person, animal, event). So, questions like How many? What kind? or Which one? will help us identify the noun an adjective modifies in a sentence because their answers provide for the adjective. Examples:

1. Two cats are lying beside me.

How many cats are lying beside me? Two = Adjective.

2. Books that are written in a simple way are my favorite

What kind of books is your favorite? Those that are written in a simple way = adjective.

3. Do not wear the brown shirt today

Which shirt should you not wear today? The brown one.

However, the question In what way? does not provide us with information about either the adjective nor the noun it describes, instead, it provides us information about an adverb.

1. I entered the room carefully.

In what way did you enter the room? Answer: Carefully (Carefully is an adverb, not an adjective).