Common Adjective Errors: Adjective-Noun Agreement

Adjective-noun agreement means that the adjective should agree in number (singular or plural) with the noun it modifies. Here are some common mistakes:

Mismatched Number

• Incorrect: The book is interesting.
• Correct: The books are interesting.
• Incorrect: The girl is beautiful.
• Correct: The girls are beautiful.

Practice Exercises:

1. The (beautiful/beautifuls) girl is smiling.
2. The (big/bigs) house is for sale.
3. The (interesting/interesting) books are on the table.
4. The (small/smalls) dog is barking.
5. The (old/olds) car is broken.

Answers:

1. beautiful
2. big
3. interesting
4. small
5. old

Adjective-Noun Agreement Practice

Identify the correct adjective form in each sentence.

1. The (beautiful/beautifuls) girl is smiling.
2. The (big/bigs) house is for sale.
3. The (interesting/interesting) books are on the table.
4. The (small/smalls) dog is barking.
5. The (old/olds) car is broken.
6. The (funny/funnies) man is telling a joke.
7. The (delicious/deliciouses) food is on the table.
8. The (expensive/expensive) car is parked outside.
9. The (happy/happys) children are playing.
10. The (cold/colds) weather is making me sick.

Answers:

1. beautiful
2. big
3. interesting
4. small
5. old
6. funny
7. delicious
8. expensive
9. happy
10. cold