George Washington was the founder President of the United States reputed as a gentle and noble soul. He was meticulous in his actions and accounts. His diaries show his exactitude.
Here is a small quiz based on the adjectives used by him.
Fill up the blanks, selecting appropriate words, from the CHOICE BOX.
CHOICE BOX Words: alive
anxious
deep
equal
forementioned
fresh
general
loving
orange
pleasant
present
pretty
previous
public
succinct
whole
CLAUSE/PHRASE/SENTENCE Box
* "The part of the entertainment I liked best was the____ easy manners of the whole family. ANSWER.
* Dined and spent an____ day--find that the General is very anxious to see the proposed federal constitution adopted by all the State. ANSWER.
* Let out a Fox (which had been taken____ some days ago. ANSWER.
* The General is very____ to see the proposed federal constitution adopted by all the States. ANSWER.
* Snow wch was about or Inches____ and very level. ANSWER.
REM: Washington had a habit of abbreviating 'which' as 'wch'. It is a good idea. Saves time.
* with almost____ success. ANSWER.
* that from Wills Creek cannot be expected in less than the____ time without they are now upon their Marc. ANSWER.
* Pretty____ Ice break. ANSWER.,
* I was oblig'd to get a____ horse every or Mile, which rendered the journey ____. ANSWER.
REM:The horse didn't have shoes; consequently he had to change horses every mile. 'or Mile' apparently means 'every other mile'.
* Cou'd also be serviceable if they had a mind to assist the Interest of Dear Jack Your____ Brother. ANSWER.
* The other Bushel were of the____ sort. ANSWER.
* Morning clear & ____ with the Wind (but not much of it) Southerl. ANSWER.
REM: Clear and pleasant 2 adjs. describe the morning
* It thawed____ considerably today. ANSWER.
REM: 'Pretty' is adverb here, describing adverb 'considerably'
*The barn was to be a two-story brick structure built according to a plan obtained from Arthur Young the____ year. ANSWER.
* There were no____ toasts of any kind given. ANSWER.
* Then you may expect to have a____ acct. ANSWER.
REM: Washington abbreviated 'account' as 'acct'.
* The cost of the____ undertaking. ANSWER.
* From whence it never rose the____ day. ANSWER.
REM:We use the adverb 'where'. Observe the choice of 'whence'.
