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Understanding Adjectives and Predicate Adjectives in Sentences

Adjectives are essential words that modify or describe nouns and pronouns, allowing readers to engage more deeply with texts. They typically appear before the nouns they modify. Predicate adjectives follow linking verbs and provide additional information about the subject. This guide covers common adjectives, linking verbs, and offers practice exercises to help you identify and use adjectives effectively in your writing. Enhance your language skills by exploring how adjectives can enrich your descriptions and experiences in writing.

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Understanding Adjectives and Predicate Adjectives in Sentences

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  1. An Adjective Describes a…

  2. An Adjective provides information about the… of a noun or pronoun.

  3. An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, anounor pronoun. • Most adjectives come BEFORE the nouns they modify. • Adjectives help you see, feel, taste, hear, and smell all the experiences you read about.

  4. “Sound” Adjectives Listen to the sound and write a sentence using appropriate adjectives. Highlight your adjectives. 1. 2. 3.

  5. Articles • The most commonly used adjectives are the Articles a, an, & the. • A and an are used with singular nouns. Use abefore a consonant; use an before a vowel.

  6. A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence. The building is decorated. Some architects are skillful and creative. A volcanic eruption is violent.

  7. How do I find Predicate Adjectives? 1. Determine whether the sentence’s verb is a linking verb. • If it is, look for an adjective that follows it and answers the question: Which one? What kind? Or How many?

  8. Common Linking Verbs • Forms of be: be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being • Verbs that express condition: appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, remain, taste

  9. Predicate Adjectives Write a sentence using 1 of these “condition” linking verbs and a predicate adjective. appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, remain, taste Example: The lava looks thick. Lava becomeshard when it cools.

  10. Practice Now, you try. 1. Grammar Book p. 124 Practice & Apply (1-10) (Just write the adjective, NOT the noun or pronoun.) 2. Grammar Book p. 126 Practice & Apply (1-10)

  11. p. 124 Answers • American • dirty; ugly; much • national ; attractive • great • Sixteen • green ; beautiful • Egyptian • Other ; colorful • African ; • Many

  12. p. 126 Answers 1. Inactive ; Mount St. Helens 2. dangerous ; volcano 3. responsible ; eruptions 4. thunderous ; blasts 5. smoky ; air 6. dark ; sky 7. hot ; pumice 8. flat ; forests 9. deadly ; mudslides 10. destructive ; eruptions

  13. Foldable Irregulars

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