JAMB 2013 English Language · Question 22

Choose the option that best complete the gap (s) There are lots of.....in a park

Options

  1. A.moving fast luxury buses
  2. B.fast moving luxury buses
  3. C.luxury buses moving fast
  4. D.luxury buses fast moving

Answer: B. fast moving luxury buses

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The question tests the order of adjectives before a noun. The noun here is "buses." We need to arrange the describing words correctly in front of it.

Explain the concept: In English, modifiers before a noun follow a general order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose/type, then the noun. Words that are closest to the noun describe its type or kind. In "luxury buses," luxury names the type of bus, so it sits right next to the noun. A descriptive compound such as "fast-moving" comes before it.

Step-by-step solution:

  1. The noun is buses.
  2. "Luxury" classifies the kind of bus, so it must stay closest to the noun: "luxury buses."
  3. "Fast moving" describes the buses and works as a compound adjective (fast-moving), so it goes before "luxury": "fast moving luxury buses."
  4. Check each option: • A. moving fast luxury buses: "moving fast" is the wrong word order for a pre-noun modifier. ✗ • B. fast moving luxury buses: the correct order. ✓ • C. luxury buses moving fast: grammatically possible as a phrase ("buses moving fast"), but it does not fit naturally after "lots of ... in a park," and it is not the standard adjective-before-noun pattern the question tests. ✗ • D. luxury buses fast moving: the modifier is misplaced after the noun. ✗

Answer: The sentence reads: "There are lots of fast moving luxury buses in a park.

Tip: Keep the "type/purpose" word closest to the noun, and put other descriptive words before it. Think "a big red sports car" and "fast-moving luxury buses." If an option puts adjectives after the noun, it is usually wrong in this kind of question.

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