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CHAPTER 5: . Adjectives & Adverbs Pg. 103 - 123. What is an adjective?. ADJECTIVE A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. EXAMPLES: Small Blue Fast. INDEFINITE ARTICLES A, An Refers to someone or something in a general way. DEFINITE ARTICLES The

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  1. CHAPTER 5: Adjectives & Adverbs Pg. 103 - 123

  2. What is an adjective? ADJECTIVE • A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. EXAMPLES: • Small • Blue • Fast

  3. INDEFINITE ARTICLES • A, An • Refers to someone or something in a general way DEFINITE ARTICLES • The • Points out a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

  4. PROPER ADJECTIVE • Formed from proper nouns. • ALWAYS capitalized. EXAMPLES: • American • Canadian

  5. PREDICATE ADJECTIVE • An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the verb’s subject. • Linking verbs connects predicate adjective with the subject. EXAMPLES: • Fire in the city is dangerous.

  6. Pronouns as Adjectives Demonstrative Pronoun • This, that, these, and those EXAMPLES: • These statues are lifelike.

  7. Pronouns as Adjectives Possessive Pronouns • My, Our, Your, His, Her, Its, and Their EXAMPLES: • The emperor is guarded by his soldiers.

  8. Pronouns as Adjectives Indefinite Pronoun • All, Each, Both, Few, Most, and Some EXAMPLES: • Many stories were told about the strange army.

  9. Nouns as Adjectives Nouns • Some nouns can function as adjectives. EXAMPLES: • The Tomb was filled withjade jewelry.

  10. What is an adverb? Adverb • An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. EXAMPLES: • Modifying a verb: Denise alwaysshops at the mall. • Modifying an adjective: She is usuallyparticular about what she buys. • Modifying an adverb: She comes to the mall veryearly.

  11. How to determine if a word is an adverb… • How? • Slowly, quickly, quietly • When? • Today, rarely, annually • Where? • Nearby, there, around • To What extent? • Rather, quite, extremely

  12. Making Comparisons Comparative • Use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb when you compare a person or thing with one other person or thing EXAMPLES: • Seattle is cloudier than Phoenix.

  13. Making Comparisons Superlative • Use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb when you compare someone or something with more than one other thing. EXAMPLES: • Seattle is the cloudiest city in the United States.

  14. Adjective or Adverb? • Goodvs. Well • Good is ALWAYS an adjective • Well is usually an adverb but an adjective when it refers to your health • Adjective: Today is a good day for a ball game. • Adjective: Does the pitcher feel well enough to play? • Adverb: I can see well from these seats.

  15. Adjective or Adverb? • Realvs. Really • Real is ALWAYS an adjective • Really is ALWAYS an adverb • Adjective: Seeing the game is a real treat. • Adverb: I feel really lucky.

  16. Adjective or Adverb? • Bad vs. Badly • Bad is ALWAYS an adjective • Badly is ALWAYS an adverb • Adjective: That was a bad call. • Adverb: He pitched badly last inning.

  17. Negative Words • A word that implies that something does not exist or happen.

  18. Double Negative • The result of when two negative words are used where only one is needed. Nonstandard: • I haven’t never tasted artichokes. • Standard: • I haven’t ever tasted artichokes. • I have never tasted artichokes.

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