Adjectives: Describing Words for Nouns | Tony Naber

1. Adjectives Tony Naber

2. We have Adjectives! • Adjectives are words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. • Adjectives usually answer these three questions about their nouns;

3. Adjectives are words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. • Adjectives usually answer these three questions about their nouns; • 1. What kind of? I found a green turtle in the yard. What kind of turtle? A green turtle.

4. Adjectives are words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. • Adjectives usually answer these three questions about their nouns; • 1. What kind of? I found a green turtle in the yard. What kind of turtle? A green turtle. • 2. How many? I have thirteen hours until I present this. How many hours? Thirteen hours until I present.

5. Adjectives are words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. • Adjectives usually answer these three questions about their nouns; • 1. What kind of? I found a green turtle in the yard. What kind of turtle? A green turtle. • 2. How many? I have thirteen hours until I present this. How many hours? Thirteen hours until I present. • 3. Which ones? I want this team to win. Which team? This team, the PACKERS!

6. Adjective Forms • Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative.

7. Adjective Forms • Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. • Positive adjectives are the simplest. We use these to describe single things, such as; that’s a good truck, or that’s a scary bear!

8. Adjective Forms • Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. • Positive adjectives are the simplest. We use these to describe single things, such as; that’s a good truck, or that’s a scary bear! • Comparative adjectives are used when you are comparing two objects or persons, as in; Chelsea’s drawing is better then mine (obviously).

9. Adjective Forms • Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. • Positive adjectives are the simplest. We use these to describe single things, such as; that’s a good truck, or that’s a scary bear! • Comparative adjectives are used when you are comparing two objects or persons, as in; Chelsea’s drawing is better then mine (obviously). • Superlative adjectives are used when comparing three or more things, such as; Mrs. Scott is the best English teacher in the school.

10. Adjective rules • There are a few rulesabout using comparative adjectives you should know. • 1. When using one syllable adjectives, use -er and -est as an ending. Ex: Small, smaller, and smallest.

11. Adjective rules • There are a few rulesabout using comparative adjectives you should know. • 1. When using one syllable adjectives, use -er and -est as an ending. Ex: Small, smaller, and smallest. • 2. When using two-syllable adjectives that end in -y, -le, and -er, use -er and -est to make the comparative. Ex: Happy, happier, happiest.

12. Adjective rules • There are a few rulesabout using comparative adjectives you should know. • 1. When using one syllable adjectives, use -er and -est as an ending. Ex: Small, smaller, and smallest. • 2. When using two-syllable adjectives that end in -y, -le, and -er, use -er and -est to make the comparative. Ex: Happy, happier, happiest. • 3. When using adjectives with more then two syllables, use more and most in front of them. Ex. Excellent, more excellent, and most excellent.

13. Lets use this knowledge! • Find the adjective and determine what form of an adjective it is. • 1. My house is bigger then yours. • 2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. • 3. He did great on his English project. • 4. Who is the richest person in the world?

14. Let’s use this knowledge! • Find the adjective and determine what form of an adjective it is. • 1. My house is bigger then yours. First off, bigger is our adjective and it is comparative. It is describing how big my house is compared to yours. • 2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. • 3. He did great on his English project. • 4. Who is the richest person in the world?

15. Let’s use this knowledge! • Find the adjective and determine what form of an adjective it is. • 1. My house is bigger then yours. First off, bigger is our adjective and it is comparative. It is describing how big my house is compared to yours. • 2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. Here, most interesting is the adjective, and it is superlative. • 3. He did great on his English project. • 4. Who is the richest person in the world?

16. Let’s use this knowledge! • Find the adjective and determine what form of an adjective it is. • 1. My house is bigger then yours. First off, bigger is our adjective and it is comparative. It is describing how big my house is compared to yours. • 2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. Here, most interesting is the adjective, and it is superlative. • 3. He did great on his English project. Here, great is the adjective, and it is a positive adjective. • 4. Who is the richest person in the world?

17. Let’s use this knowledge! • Find the adjective and determine what form of an adjective it is. • 1. My house is bigger then yours. First off, bigger is our adjective and it is comparative. It is describing how big my house is compared to yours. • 2. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. Here, most interesting is the adjective, and it is superlative. • 3. He did great on his English project. Here, great is the adjective, and it is a positive adjective. • 4. Who is the richest person in the world? Lastly, richest is our adjective, and it is a comparative adjective.

18. In Conclusion • Adjectives are what make up the interesting stuff in the English language. We use them to describe nouns and pronouns. Adjectives describe nouns by stating what the noun is, how many there are, and which one it is. The three kinds of adjectives; positive, comparative, and superlative; describe or compare one, two, and three or more things respectively.