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Adjectives

Common, proper, demonstrative, indefinite, articles, single-thought. Adjectives. Articles. Three of them A, an, the Label A Example: A huge dog is in the street. A—article adjective. Single-thought adjectives. Two words combined to make one adjective Example: blue-green color

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Adjectives

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  1. Common, proper, demonstrative, indefinite, articles, single-thought Adjectives

  2. Articles • Three of them • A, an, the • Label A • Example: A huge dog is in the street. • A—article adjective

  3. Single-thought adjectives • Two words combined to make one adjective • Example: blue-green color • Example: self-absorbed person • Example: well-read student

  4. Proper Adjectives Example: McDonald french fries * McDonald tells you what kind of fries

  5. Demonstrative • This, that, these, those • This and that are singular • These and those are plural • This, these—refers to something near to you. • That, those—refers to something far from you • Example: This coat is too short. • Example: Those buildings over there are very tall.

  6. FORMS OF ADJECTIVES • 1. Positive—an adjective that describes—no comparing • Example: The huge dog is in the street. • 2. comparative—compares two people, places, things, or ideas. • add er to one syllable adjectives. • Add more to the front of adjective for most two or more syllable words • Example: Pizza is more delicious than spinach. • Example: Carmen is happier than Sue.

  7. FORMS OF ADJECTIVES • 3. Superlative—compares three or more people, places, things, or ideas. • Add est to the end of one syllable adjectives • Add most to the beginning of most two or more syllable adjectives • Look for of all as a clue • Example: English is the hardest subject of all. • Example: She is the most talented student.

  8. Irregular adjectives • Positive comparative form superlative form • Good better best • Well better best • Bad worse worst • Ill worse worst • Far(dist) farther farthest • Far(degree) further furthest • Little less/lesser least • Many/much more most

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