Adjectives. Modify nouns or pronouns by limiting their meaning.
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Adjectives
Adjectives
• Modify nouns or pronouns by limiting their meaning.
Adjectives
• Modify nouns or pronouns by limiting their meaning.
• An adjective tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much.
Examples
• red barn• interesting poem• these ideas• that notebook• romantic story• Irish ballad
•second time•cheese sandwich•seven apples•cracked pitcher•no excuse•football game •many cats
Different types of words can be used as adjectives:
• Possessive pronouns– (my, our, your, his, her, its, their)
– My kitten appears cute, but is actually quite rabid.– His book is filled with hexes.– The only thing I want is your money.
Different types of words can be used as adjectives:
• Demonstrative pronouns– (this, that, these, those)
– This door is the one you weren’t supposed to open.
– Those bars on the window cannot be broken.– These walls are three feet thick.
Different types of words can be used as adjectives:
• Indefinite pronouns
– Several windows had bars.– He didn’t have enough strength to break them.– He shed many tears.
Different types of words can be used as adjectives:
• Possessive nouns or any noun that modifies another noun
– Lola’s report was missing.– The leather briefcase had been ransacked.– The plate-glass window was smashed.
Different types of words can be used as adjectives:
• Present participle verbs (-ing) and past participle verbs (-ed or irregular) can also act as adjectives
– A spinning top is all you see at the end of that stupid movie. (You know what stupid movie I mean!)
– Some burned toast stunk up the whole house.– A fallen tree blocked his path.
Adjectives may appear in various positions in relation to the words they
modify.
• How suspenseful this movie is!• That suspenseful movie was very popular.• The movie is suspenseful.• The critics considered the movie suspenseful.• The movie, relentlessly suspenseful, ended
suddenly.
Forms of Adjectives
• Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
Forms of Adjectives
• Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
• The positive form = no comparison
Forms of Adjectives
• Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
• The positive form = no comparison• The comparative form = compares two things
Forms of Adjectives
• Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.
• The positive form = no comparison• The comparative form = compares two things• The superlative form = compares more than
two things
Forms of Adjectives
Positive Comparative SuperlativeHappyColdGood, wellBadMany, muchLittleBeautiful
HappierColderBetterWorseMoreLessMore beautiful
HappiestColdestBestWorstMostLeastMost beautiful
Proper Adjectives
• Formed from a proper noun and begin with a capital letter
Proper Adjectives
• Formed from a proper noun and begin with a capital letter
– Vancouver is a Canadian city.– Her Victorian house is elaborate.– Mexican food is the best. – He escaped from the London Zoo.
Articles
• Indefinite articles = a, an– They refer to any one of a kind of noun. • An apple, a book, a car, an orangutan, a banana
Articles
• Indefinite articles = a, an– They refer to any one of a kind of noun. • An apple, a book, a car, an orangutan, a banana
• Definite article = the– It refers to a specific noun• the book, the ring, the elephant, the apple
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using adjectives.
Write a scenario using nouns as adjectives.
Write a scenario using possessive pronouns and possessive nouns as adjectives.
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Write a scenario using demonstrative pronouns as adjectives.
Write a scenario using comparative and superlative adjectives.
Write a scenario using proper adjectives.