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Adjectives and Articles by Cheryl Hamilton

Adjectives and Articles by Cheryl Hamilton. Article. An article is a special adjective. The special articles are:. A An The. Rules for articles. The articles “ a” and “ an” are used only with singular nouns. “A” is used before a word that begins with a constant .

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Adjectives and Articles by Cheryl Hamilton

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  1. Adjectives and ArticlesbyCheryl Hamilton

  2. Article • An article is a special adjective.

  3. The special articles are: • A • An • The

  4. Rules for articles • The articles “a” and “an” are used only with singular nouns. • “A” is used before a word that begins with a constant. • “An” is used before a word that begins with a vowel. • Vowels are a, e, i, o, and u • “The” can be used before singular or plural nouns.

  5. Article “A” Example • Adog was in the water.

  6. Article “An” Example • She cooked an egg.

  7. Article “The” Example • The chickens were in the yard.

  8. Adjective • An adjective is a word that can describe a person, place, or thing. Adjectives tell more about nouns.

  9. Adjectives • They describe a person, place, or thing. • They can be a color, size, shape, number, or add to the description. • blue dress • small cat • round ball • many students • calm sea

  10. Adjective Example Tigger has black stripes. Black is the adjective describing the stripes.

  11. Adjective Example • She wears big hats. • Big is the adjective that describes hats.

  12. Adjective Example • Manystudents are in this photo. • Many is the adjective describing students.

  13. Adjective Example • There were wildgeese in the park. • Wild is the adjective describing geese.

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