Question

What is the adjective in the following sentence: "The slithery serpent
slithered silently."

Answer 1

slithery

Step-by-step explanation:

it describes a noun (serped) and it is next to a noun

Answer 2

`\boxed {\tt Slithery}`

Step-by-step explanation:

First, remember what an adjective is. An adjective describes a noun.

Let's examine the sentence.

The slithery serpent slithered
`\tt silently`.

Slithery describes the serpent.

Serpent is the noun (person, place, thing, or idea).

Slithered is the verb or action.

`\tt Silently` is the adverb. It describes the verb. (How did the serpent slither? It slithered silently).

Since slithery describes the noun, it is the adjective.