Question

Replace the adjective with the noun in the following:
My grandfather was a wealthy man.
A) My grandfather was a man of wealth.
B) My grandfather was wealthy.
C) A wealthy man was my grandfather.
D) My grandfather is a man of wealth.

Answer 1

Hint: The adjective in the given sentence is ‘wealthy’ which means to be rich. A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. We need to replace the adjective with a noun without changing the meaning of the sentence. Therefore, we will choose an option accordingly.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct option with the help of the above stated hint.

A) My grandfather was a man of wealth: The word ‘wealthy’ here is replaced by the noun ‘man’. ‘Man of wealth’ means a wealthy man, which means the meaning of the sentence is the same. Therefore, this is the correct option.
B) My grandfather was wealthy: The noun ‘man’ has been removed from the given sentence which tampers with the meaning of the sentence . Therefore, this is not the correct option.
C) A wealthy man was my grandfather: This sentence is not in the correct format of a sentence (subject+verb+object). Therefore, this is not the correct option.
D) My grandfather is a man of wealth: This sentence changes the past tense given in the question to present tense. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note: An adjective is a word that gives more information about a noun. Example: A tall girl.
Example: A poor boy.
Example : An interesting book.
Make sure that you don’t change the meaning of the sentence while replacing the adjective with a noun.