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Adjectives

Adjectives. Definition: A word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can be found in many different positions in a sentence. . Questions answered by adjectives:. * What kind? Ex. GRAY shoes OLD cheese SILLY dog * Which one? Ex. THAT girl NEXT day EITHER way

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Adjectives

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  1. Adjectives Definition: A word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can be found in many different positions in a sentence.

  2. Questions answered by adjectives: * What kind? Ex. GRAY shoes OLD cheese SILLY dog *Which one? Ex. THAT girl NEXT day EITHER way *How many? Ex. FIVE fingers MANY rivers SOME rain

  3. Wait, is that a pronoun or an adjective? Some words can act as either a pronoun or an adjective, depending on how they are used. (that, either, many, some) If the word modifies (describes) a noun, it’s an adjective EX. THAT cheese is old. If it takes the place of the noun, it is a pronoun. EX. THAT is old.

  4. Nouns can act as adjectives • Sometimes, nouns can act as adjectives if they are being used to modify (describe) another noun. NOUNNOUN as ADJECTIVE crisp BACON BACON sandwich Blinding SNOW SNOW sculpture Last DECEMBER DECEMBER sale

  5. Possessive nouns can be adjectives • Possessive Nouns and Pronouns (his, hers, Bob’s) can also be considered adjectives because they are used to describe nouns. Ex. Which shoes? Bob’sshoes. I will accept either possessive noun or adjective as labels for these words. Some teachers will want one or the other.

  6. Articles • Articles are the most frequently used adjectives and include a, an, and the. Indefinite Articles: articles that refer to one of a general group. Ex. Amonkey Anice cream bar Definite Article: articles that refer to someone/ something in particular. Ex. Thechicken pot pie.

  7. Forms or degrees Some adjectives have different forms to indicate the degree of comparison. These forms are: Positive: makes a descriptive statement Comparative: used to compare one noun/ pronoun to another with similar qualities Superlative: used to make the statement that one noun/ pronoun exceeds another in a certain quality. Example: POSTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE light lighter lightest funny funnier funniest good better best bad worse worst

  8. Proper adjectives Definition: Formed from a proper noun; always starts with a capital letter. Typically formed by adding endings such as –an, -ian, -n, -ese, -ish to the end of a proper noun. Example: Proper Noun Proper Adjective America American Ireland Irish Japan Japanese

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