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Adjectives

Adjectives. Adjectives. Example: happy dog tired boy seven girls. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An adjective answers: What kind? Which one? How many?. Demonstrative Adjectives. This That These Those

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Adjectives

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  1. Adjectives

  2. Adjectives Example: happy dog tired boy seven girls An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An adjective answers: What kind? Which one? How many?

  3. Demonstrative Adjectives • This • That • These • Those • They point out (demonstrate) nouns. They always answer the question which one(s)? • All of these words can be used as pronouns. They will not

  4. Common Adjectives • Plain, ordinary, everyday adjectives. • They are not capitalized, unless it is the first word of a sentence.

  5. Proper Adjectives • A Proper Adjectives is made from a proper noun. It is always capitalized. • Proper Noun Proper Adjective • China Chinese • Mars Martian • Ireland Irish

  6. Comparative/Superlative • Use er and est to short adjectives • Short shorter shortest • Happy happier happiest • Little littler littlest • Put more and most in front of longer adjectives. • Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

  7. Articles • A, An, and The • The is the definite article • A and an are indefinite articles. • Use a in front of a word that has a consonant sound. • Use an in front of a word with a vowel sound.

  8. To find an adjective you need to locate the nouns first. Three happy children played at the park. The donkey stepped on my large hat. The child was brave.

  9. Let's Practice

  10. Can you find the adjectives? First find the nouns… We saw the gray elephant at the zoo. Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?” WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?

  11. Can you find the adjectives? First find the nouns… The rabbit followed the slow turtle. Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?” WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?

  12. Can you find the adjectives? First find the nouns… He found two pennies on the ground. Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?” WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?

  13. Can you find the adjectives? First find the nouns… The children heard the loud bell. Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?” WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?

  14. Can you find the adjectives? First find the nouns… The brown dog growled at the tall man. Then ask, “What words describe the nouns?” WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?

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