Question

When the suffix esque is added to the word picture it becomes?

Answer 1

Answer: b. an adjective

Adjectives are a category of the parts of speech. They are words that are used to give more information about a noun or noun phrase.

The suffix "-esque" is sometimes added to nouns in order to make them adjectives. It means "resembling" or "appearing to be." Picturesque therefore means to "look like a picture." Other similar adjectives are Romanesque, arabesque and statuesque.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. an adjective.

When you add the French suffix -esque onto the noun picture, you get the word picturesque, which is an adjective. Adjectives are words used to describe nouns and pronouns. So, you can say - The sight before us is really picturesque, meaning that it looks as if it were a picture.