Q2 of 21 Page 83

Explain the use of the adjectives in the following phrases.

(i) shaggy monsters


(ii) brackish lakes


(iii) rickety table


(iv) hairpin bend


(v) rudimentary general stores

(i) shaggy monsters – Tibetan mastiffs that were fierce and had black thick hair


(ii) brackish lakes – salty waters


(iii) rickety table – not properly finished or furnished table


(iv) hairpin bend – a U-turn bend


(v) rudimentary general stores – shops that had only basic things and daily necessities on sale


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