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Adjectives

Adjectives. by Patricia Galien. Make sure you are in slideshow view before you start this presentation. http://pjgalien.wordpress.com. Adjectives. Adjectives describe (modify) nouns. Use adjectives before nouns… beautiful rug old vase. adjective. noun. adjective. noun.

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Adjectives

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  1. Adjectives by Patricia Galien Make sure you are in slideshow view before you start this presentation. http://pjgalien.wordpress.com

  2. Adjectives • Adjectives describe (modify) nouns. Use adjectives before nouns… • beautiful rug • old vase adjective noun adjective noun

  3. Adjectives • …or afterthe linking (transitive) verbs: • be, become, look, seem, sense-perception words: feel, sound, taste, smell • She is intelligent. • You look happy today. linking verb (be) adjective linking verb adjective

  4. Adjectives are never plural. Those are good (NOT goods) books. Notes on Adjectives

  5. Notes on Adjectives Some adjectives end in –ing, -ly, or –ed. interestingforgiving friendly –ed adjectives: married finished divorced located excited crowded frustrated worried disabled tired When you see a word that ends in –ed, sometimes it is an adjective and sometimes it is a past tense verb. Notes on Adjectives

  6. Notes on Adjectives If the word follows a linking verb, it is an adjective. I am finished. You look tired. If it follows a noun or pronoun, it is a past tense verb. I finished my homework. Notes on Adjectives linking verb adjective past tense verb

  7. Adjective Word OrderWhen you have more than one adjective, you usually follow this order. Number one, two, three 1st Opinion cute, nice, kind 2nd Size large, tall, little 3rd Age young, old 4th Color red, blue, black, white 5th Nationality Greek, Chinese, French 6th Material metal, glass My dog Carter is a cute, little, white, French dog.

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