How many adjectives in this sentence?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Sun, 19 May 2024 22:09:47 GMT

ChatGPT says

Hexagon:

Final Shape Sequence: Square, Triangle, Circle, Hexagon, Pentagon.

Thus, the missing shape is likely Hexagon.

The pattern here could be based on the increasing number of sides, but the circle disrupts a simple numerical progression. Since the circle can be seen as a placeholder representing "no sides" or an "infinite number of sides," let's look at common geometric shapes that fit logically in a progression...

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Beats — Sun, 12 May 2024 21:45:25 GMT

The answer is clearly hendecagon

(the sum of number of letters in the preceding word plus twice the difference between the number of sides of the preceding shape and its number of angles, is divided by 2 to give the number of consonants or vowels of the next 2D geometrical shape - with a pattern of alternation between whether this number denotes the vowels or consonants in the next word).

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Sun, 12 May 2024 19:08:54 GMT

[quote userid="5012" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244582#244582"]correct answer [/quote]

You

Which word is the odd one out: Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird?

ChatGPT

The odd one out is "Fish" because it's the only one that lives underwater, while the others typically live on land or in the air.

ChatGPT

Non-Verbal Reasoning (Secondary Level - Age 11-14):

a. Identify the missing shape in the sequence: Square, Triangle, Circle, ___, Pentagon.

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sun, 12 May 2024 18:27:43 GMT

[quote userid="5012" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244582#244582"]

Cinzia Gandini said:
a. Which word is the odd one out: Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird?

Poorly conceived question, because there is more than one correct answer.

Would only one answer be accepted as correct, or would any correct answer be accepted. This is more a test of memory rather than intelligence.

Fish - has scales, has to live in water, cold blooded

Bird - has feathers, can fly (most)

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Only a cat has fur and a purr.

Only a dog has a bark and can be trained to herd sheep.

Only a fish is cold blooded and has to live in water.

Only a bird has feathers and flies.

And that's just off the top of my head.

This would be a very good question if the answerer had to give reasoning, and judgment was on the reasoning , not the answer. But, if it's a genuine question (is it?), of course it won't be, it will just be marked mechanically by a tick in a box by an ignorant teacher.

[quote userid="12930" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244580#244580"]"Do all fish have teeth?"[/quote]

No. But many do.

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Clive Ansell — Sun, 12 May 2024 09:23:58 GMT

[quote userid="4103" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244569#244569"]a. Which word is the odd one out: Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird?[/quote]

Poorly conceived question, because there is more than one correct answer.

Would only one answer be accepted as correct, or would any correct answer be accepted. This is more a test of memory rather than intelligence.

Fish - has scales, has to live in water, cold blooded

Bird - has feathers, can fly (most)

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Beats — Sat, 11 May 2024 22:28:41 GMT

Fish.

warm-blooded versus cold-blooded

words that are singular versus singular or plural

legs versus no legs

They used to have science in these tests also.

I remember from my childhood the question:

"Do all fish have teeth?"

Could Chat GDP put me out of my misery with the authoritative answer?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 11 May 2024 19:15:12 GMT

[quote userid="4103" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244569#244569"]a. Which word is the odd one out: Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird?[/quote]

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Ben Walker — Fri, 10 May 2024 23:00:53 GMT

[quote userid="12930" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244566#244566"]Thousand is perhaps more correctly a numerical determiner than a numeral adjective. Similarly my is perhaps more correctly a possessive determiner than a possessive adjective, but you will not find it hard to find sources describing it either way.[/quote]

None of this is simple and I don’t think the question is answerable without seeing the learning materials. I think 4, 5, and (IIRC) 11 were all acceptable answers.

The question feels more like a gotcha than truly testing understanding. I’m disappointed that it’s in a school admissions test.

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:50:50 GMT

[quote userid="12930" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244568#244568"]Can you ask chat GDP if it writes the questions for GL assessments[/quote]

I love humor

You

can you write questions for GL assessment?

ChatGPT

Of course! GL Assessment is known for its wide range of assessments designed for various purposes and age groups. Here are some sample questions for different levels.....

she did

I 'm not pasting them all just one as an example Primary level Age7-11

a. Which word is the odd one out: Cat, Dog, Fish, Bird?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Beats — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:46:38 GMT

Can you ask chat GDP if it writes the questions for GL assessments?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:43:40 GMT

You need to convince chat GPT

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Beats — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:39:27 GMT

So this question came from a gl assessment familiarisation test in English for 11 year old children.

11plus.gl-assessment.co.uk/.../ and download English to find it and published answer.

It reminded me of the famous quote from a government report from 1921:

It is impossible at the present juncture to teach English grammar in the schools for the simple reason that no one knows exactly what it is.

Thousand is perhaps more correctly a numerical determiner than a numeral adjective. Similarly my is perhaps more correctly a possessive determiner than a possessive adjective, but you will not find it hard to find sources describing it either way.

A number as an adjective. Eg the Osborne book of English grammar 1990 p8:

All numbers are adjectives.

I'm seeing similarities with nurse mcqs derived from a bank of validated questions that no one sees except those doing the assessment and they don't find out if they have been awarded a mark for their response.

I'm going to ask gl if they consider a number to be an adjective in some of their 20000 questions, all of their 20000 questions or none of their 20000 questions?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Richard Carter — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:13:50 GMT

And there I thought it was a trick question with ‘happily’ being the fifth

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 19:38:00 GMT

[quote userid="25265" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244563#244563"] ChatGPT is optimised[/quote]

Yes AU Artificial Unintelligent

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Ben Walker — Fri, 10 May 2024 18:55:19 GMT

[quote userid="4103" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244562#244562"]Actually with chat GPT it depends they way you are formulating your questions, so it makes it a bit unreliable[/quote]

I said something similar in a previous thread but ChatGPT is optimised for plausibility, not accuracy.

I had a feeling it would get the simpler form

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 18:47:45 GMT

[quote userid="25265" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244561#244561"]what does it say if you ask the same question about the phrase “a thousand birds”?[/quote]

Here it goes...

You

how many adjectives in a thousand birds

ChatGPT

"Thousand" is the only adjective in the phrase "a thousand birds." Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns, and in this case, "thousand" describes the number of birds.

But in

You

how many adjectives in merry songs of a thousand happy birds, and drank in the pure air of spring

ChatGPT

In the phrase "merry songs of a thousand happy birds, and drank in the pure air of spring," there are three adjectives:

"merry" describes the type of songs.
"happy" describes the birds.
"pure" describes the quality of the air.

These adjectives add detail and enhance the imagery of the sentence.

Actually with chat GPT it depends they way you are formulating your questions, so it makes it a bit unreliable, I wouldn't use it

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Ben Walker — Fri, 10 May 2024 18:38:01 GMT

[quote userid="2131" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244559#244559"]

Really, also:

our, the, our, the, a, the, Another six making eleven altogether.

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Agree with Evelyn here. 4 if we discard determiners as adjectives (which is my vote) otherwise a lot. “Thousand” limits the noun in the same way that “my”, “our”, does, but it’s a longer word so it stands out more.

Cinzia Gandini: ChatGPT is technically wrong. Out of curiosity, what does it say if you ask the same question about the phrase “a thousand birds”?

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 17:52:16 GMT

[quote userid="2131" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244558#244558"]5. thousand[/quote]

chat GPT:

You

a thousand happy birds, how many adjectives in the sentence

ChatGPT

In the sentence "a thousand happy birds," there is one adjective, which is "happy." It describes the birds.

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:54:42 GMT

Really, also:

our, the, our, the, a, the, Another six making eleven altogether.

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:42:25 GMT

5. thousand

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:56:53 GMT

pleasant merry happy pure, I need to check with chat GPT that said 3

Important update

at the second attempt she did it

In the provided text, I can identify the following adjectives:

pleasant
merry
happy
pure

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Clive Ansell — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:52:16 GMT

I didnt so dont know

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Cinzia Gandini — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:47:58 GMT

[quote userid="5012" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30950/how-many-adjectives-in-this-sentence/244551#244551"]"Happy" birds[/quote]

Ahaa you should ask chat GPT

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:35:27 GMT

Yeah, but I wonder what so many people voted for as the fifth adjective!

RE: How many adjectives in this sentence?

Clive Ansell — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:08:20 GMT

"Happy" birds