Descriptive Adjectives Describe a noun or pronoun. Can be before or after the noun. The trees, tall...
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Descriptive AdjectivesDescribe a noun or pronoun. Can be before or
after the noun.
The trees, tall and ancient, filled the enchanted forest.
When we saw the crazed gnome, we were filled with fear.
Write 2 example sentences for before and after
Adjective as Subject ComplementFollows a linking verb Refers back to the subject
The children were joyful because they had a snow day.
When the evil elf laughed, the people became fearful.
Write two example sentences for ADJECTIVE as Subject Complement
Adjective as Object ComplementFollows a direct object
The critics declared the movie awful and unwatchable.
The earthquake left people homeless.
Write two examples of ADJECTIVE as Object Complement.
Adjective PhrasesA prepositional phrase acting like an
adjective.
The boy in the cave was afraid of the bear he discovered there.
Yesterday, the cows in the pasture ate all the grass and had to be moved.
Write two examples of ADJECTIVE phrases.
Adjective ClausesGroup of words acting like an adjective Starts with who, whom, whose, that, which,
where, and when Non-restrictive or Restrictive The book Treasure Island, which is a classic, is
about pirates.The car that was in the garage belonged to my
dad.Write two examples for EACH, Non-restrictive
and Restrictive.
Few and LittleFew, Fewer, Fewest with count nounsLittle, Less, Least with non-count nouns
I had less confidence about my audition after I heard Chris sing.
There were forty cats in the shelter which was ten fewer than they had last month.
Comparative and SuperlativeTwo items? –er or more or irregular formsMore than two items? –est or most or
irregular forms
The sequel to Batman was worse than the first movie.
My brother is smaller than my father.Cheesecake is the best dessert ever.That woman is the craziest fan I have ever
seen.
Demonstrative, Interrogative and Indefinite AdjectivesThis, that, these, those-DemonstrativeWhat, which, whose-InterrogativeAll, another, any, both, either, neither, more,
many, other, several, some
Every day is a holiday when you are here.This cake is very crumbly.Which person will take the blame for the
accident?