Which are the adjectives in this sentence? The first surprise was that things lived everywhere. Marine species lived in the hottest and coldest places. Some species lived in deep places without light or oxygen?

The adjectives in the sentence are:

first

marine

hottest

coldest

some

deep

Explanation:

An adjective can be defined as a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun by giving it a quality. For instance, think of the noun "boy". I can add adjectives before that noun in order to modify it. I can say "wise boy" or "young boy", for instance, to talk about his personality or his appearance.

In the sentences we are analyzing here, the adjectives are highlighted below. The nouns they modify are underlined:

The first surprise was that things lived everywhere. Marine species lived in the hottest and coldest places. Some species lived in deep places without light or oxygen.

During December a crate arrives and once pried loose reveals a doll glued to a stand. There’s a butterfly in her tight black hair. The dress is sashed red to the waist, the limbs won’t move, and the eyes won’t close. Who wants a doll that can’t be cuddled? Still, the child is forced to write her mother and, until I love and miss you, every word is what she’s been warned against, a lie.

Explanation: The details in one of the passages help readers imagine the child’s feelings of abandonment and loneliness.