Question 27
In the sentence The dress looks expensive, ‘expensive’ is a predicative adjective.
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Question 27 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 26 Oct 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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