An English-Zone.Com Quiz: Using Nouns as Adjectives

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Mary ate some (soup that tasted delicious)
Mary ate some delicious soup.
adjective + noun

REMEMBER: ADJECTIVES CAN NEVER BE PLURAL!

Mary ate some (soup made from vegetables)
Mary ate some vegetable soup.
noun + noun

NOUNS WORKING AS ADJECTIVES CAN NEVER BE PLURAL!


1) Jason ate some (soup made from beans).	a) bean soup b) soup beans c) beans soup
2) Terry has a beautiful (garden of roses).	a) roses garden b) garden roses c) rose garden
3) Mara is growing a (garden of vegetables).	a) garden vegetables b) vegetable garden c) vegetables garden
4) I got a new (opener for cans).	a) cans opener b) opener cans c) can opener
5) Those were some interesting (articles in a magazine).	a) article magazine b) magazine articles c) magazines article
6) Shawn plays (games of football) every Saturday.	a) footballs games b) games football c) football games
7) Cats shouldn't sit on the (tables in the kitchen).	a) kitchen tables b) table kitchen c) kitchens table
8) Where is the (device that controls the TV remotely)?	a) control remote b) remote control c) device remote
9) The children like (ice cream made from strawberries).	a) ice cream strawberry b) strawberry ice cream c) strawberries ice cream
10) I watched a good (program on television) after work.	a) television program b) program television c) televisions programs