8th, 9th, & 10th Daily Language Skill - Adj & Adv Diagnostic

On a separate sheet of paper answer write the  underlined adjective and identify as an adjective, proper adjective, noun used as an adjective or compound adjective.  Next to the adjective write the noun it modifies.

Skill Check A:

1. The Supreme Court is an important  American institution.
2. Article III of the United States Constitution sets definite provisions for the establishment of the Supreme Court.
3. The United States Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices.
4. The nine-member bench has been constant in size since 1869.
5. The bench began with six justices in 1789.

Skill Check B: On your paper write the article that will correctly complete each of the following sentences.

1. (definite) United States government is controlled by a written constitution with rules that guide government leaders.
2. (definite) judicial system makes sure those are interpreted and followed correctly.
3. The courts are (indefinite) part of the judicial system use to interpret the laws.

Skill Check C: write each underlined word, and label it possessive adjective, demonstrative adjective, interrogative adjective or indefinite adjective.  Then, write the noun each adjective modifies.  If the word is not used as an adjective write pronoun. 

1. When can the defendant appeal this court case to a higher court?
2. Whose court case needs to be appealed?
3. we count on our courts to interpret the law.
4. How many court cases are like that?
   
5. Few court cases are involved with these proceedings.
   

Skill Check D: Write each of the following sentences below.  Underline the adverb then draw an arrow to the word it modifies.  Label modified word as an adverb, adjective, or noun.

1. The sessions of the Supreme Court open in October of each year and almost always adjourn toward the end of June.
   
2. The Supreme Court rarely ever calls a special session outside that time period.
   
3. Only four special sessions were called in the last century.
   
4. A session normally lasts approximately 38 weeks.
   
5. Justices too often  find themselves working between sessions.