Question

Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

In the same book, I met with one of Sheridan's mighty speeches on and in behalf of Catholic emancipation. These were choice documents to me. I read them over and over again with unabated interest. They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance.

Which answer choice best represents Douglass’s use of strong adjectives in this paragraph?

mighty, unabated
speeches, emancipation
interesting, own
same, one

Answer 1

The answer is mighty, unabated.

Answer 2

Answer: A) mighty, unabated.

Explanation: an adjective is a word that describes or modify a noun. From the given options, the choice that best represents the use of strong adjective in the given paragraph from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, is the corresponding to option A: the adjective "mighty" modifies the noun "speeches" ("I met with one of Sheridan's mighty speeches") and the adjective "unabated" modifies the noun "interest" ("I read them over and over again with unabated interest").