Adjectives & Adverbs

1. Adjectives& Adverbs 6th Grade Language Arts

2. Adjectives MODIFY nouns AKA they DESCRIBE things. What are ADJECTIVES? A COLORFUL photograph, TWO CUTE kids, a LOVELY day, a LUSH garden… GREAT examples

3. Analogy: Writing is the literary equivalent of cooking, so adjectives are one of the spices you have in the kitchen. Like spices added to a soup, a few adjectives go a long way. Don't overdo it. Let the more substantial ingredients (strong verbs!) be the stars.

4. Descriptive Adjectives……… • DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES add detail or description to the noun, such as color, shape, or size. • They come BEFORE the noun they are describing Examples: Her red shirt was pretty. His small dog ran around the huge park.

5. Limiting Adjectives… • Give a quantity and amount, as opposed to just describing • Often a number or related word • Ex: There are few students who want to stay for detention. • Ex: I saw three apples on that table. • Ex: I got many presents for Christmas.

6. Demonstrative Adjectives…… →Tells which one →This, That, These, Those Examples: This book is great! That football is brown. These desks are close together. Those houses look nice. *Remember Demonstrative Pronouns? These are the same but come before a noun.

7. Articles……. → Help put your sentences together correctly → a, an, the → Use “a” before a general noun that starts with a consonant sound.INDEFINITE → Use “an” before a general noun that starts with a vowel sound.INDEFINITE → Use “the” before a specific noun.DEFINITE Examples: The apple is red. An hour has passed since we came in. A cow says, “Mooooooooo!”

8. Predicate Adjectives……….. → Adjective that comes AFTER a linking verb → Describes the subject before that linking verb. (what is being described is nowhere around the adjective!) Examples: The blanket is clean. The towel is wet. Her face looks angry. His drink is bubbly.

9. Comparatives…………. →Used to compare 2 nouns → For 1 syllable words, add “er” to the end of your adjective. → For 3+ syllable words, keep the adjective the same and put “more” in front of it. → For 2 syllable words, it can go either way—see what sounds right! *There are some irregulars… Examples: His soup was hotter than mine. My picture is more beautiful than hers.

10. Superlatives…………. → Used to compare 3+ nouns → For 1 syllable words, add “est” to the end of your adjective. → For 3+ syllable words, keep the adjective the same and put “most” in front of it. → For 2 syllable words, it can go either way—see what sounds right! *There can be irregulars for these, too. Examples: My snowman is the highest one on the street! This is the most difficult test that I have ever taken.

11. ProperAdjectives………. Proper Adjectives: → A specific term to describe a common noun → Comes from a proper noun → Always capitalized Examples: American cheese is my favorite food. Some people say that Swiss cheese is better. I like Japanese food better than Chinese food.

12. Adverbs! • Used to describe a verb, an adjective, ORanother adverb. • Ex: The singer dancedwildly on stage.(Wildly describes the verb danced.) • Ex: The music was veryloud.(Very describes the adjective loud.) • Ex: The concert ended quitequickly.(Quite describes the adverb quickly.)

13. Adverbs, continued. • Adverbs give information such as How, When, Where, and To what extent something happened. • Ex: He ran outside quickly.How • Ex: He fell down yesterday.When • Ex: He landed here on the garbage.Where • Ex: He was very embarrassed.To what extent

14. Adverbs, continued. • An adverb can come in many different places in the sentence. • Ex: Guests oftendined in the dining room at our house. • Ex: Guests dinedoften in the dining room at our house. • Ex: Often guests dined in the dining room at our house. • Ex: Guests dined in the dining room at our house often.

15. Comparative & Superlative Adverbs • Like with adjectives, adverbs are used to compare. • The comparative form compares two actions or things. • Add “-er” to the end OR “more” in front • The superlative form compares more than two actions or things. • Add “-est” to the end OR “most” in front

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