Adjective complement with noun phrase

• keep: Babies and toddlers are often cared for by old people who keep the tots quiet by stuffing their mouths with water-soaked bread and rags.

Modifying Another Word

• fairly: Much to my surprise, we were in for a fairly quiet night.

• relatively: Some months, like January in the depth of winter, are relatively quiet times, with no urgent tasks to grapple with.

• unusually: We fulfilled all our build up targets and during the days set aside for exhibitor snagging our Service Desk was unusually quiet.

• eerily: Eerily quiet ( bar DL of course - where are rest of plane?

• surprisingly: Iain Mees Great little box, and surprisingly quiet.

Preposition: as

• mouse: They've been quiet as dead mice ever since.

Modifies a noun

• lane: LOCATION A quiet lane leading directly to the waterfront which is within a few short steps.

• cul-de-sac: A modern, extended semi-detached on a quiet cul-de-sac near the center of the village.

• location: Its quiet location, being set 100 yards back from the road, has stunning views set under big Norfolk skies.

• street: James's is a luxury townhouse hotel ideally located in a quiet street in London's premier location.

• contemplation: Quiet contemplation, which could be seen as prayer, or actively praying, may allow for this.

• cul: Windrush lies in a quiet cul - de - sac a few hundred yards from the village center.

Used with adjective complement

• keep: No wonder they are keeping quiet about the figures.

• stay: The sergeant told Taylor that she would not stay quiet, but that he could not arrest her as she was not drunk.

• remain: However, the site remained quiet except for the weekly protest every Thursday afternoon.

• seem: Anyway, it was really interesting and life on the islands seems really quiet, but I felt awful.

• go: It went quiet for a moment then he said.

• lie: The child lay quiet for a few moments, then fell into a deep sleep.