Adjectives

1. Adjectives

2. ADJECTIVES Adjectives tell about or describe nouns and pronouns. They are modifiers. This means they change the image of a noun or pronoun. They usually answer 4 questions. What kind? Which one? How many?/How much?

3. HOW MANY/MUCH? WHAT KIND? • WHICH ONE? One sad little girl was in our class the next day.

4. HOW MANY/MUCH? WHAT KIND? • WHICH ONE? One sad little girl was in our class the next day.

5. HOW MANY/MUCH? WHAT KIND? • WHICH ONE? One sad little girl was in our class the next day.

6. HOW MANY/MUCH? WHAT KIND? • WHICH ONE? One sad little girl was in our class the next day.

7. Adjectives Sometimes an adjective comes after the word it modifies. Examples: A woman, kind and helpful, gave us directions. [The adjectives kind and helpful modify woman.] The box is empty. [The predicate adjective empty modifies box.]

8. Adjectives Nouns or Adjectives??? Many words that can stand alone as nouns can also be used as adjectives modifying nouns or pronouns.

9. HOW MANY/MUCH? WHAT KIND? Adjectives answer these questions. somefewmany several lotsfour greencrunchysmooth newsmartbeautiful • WHICH ONE? seventhany those this all next

10. Can you find the adjectives and the nouns they describe? Robert had four books on his shelf. four describes

11. The scary ghost was not smiling! scary describes

12. Jessimine looked into the clear ball. clear describes

13. Brittany wore a pink dress! pink describes

14. Hilary wore a striped shirt. striped describes

15. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? He climbed the mossy bank beside the road.

16. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? He climbed the mossy bank beside the road.

17. What word does it modify/describe? He climbed the mossy bank beside the road.

18. What word does it modify/describe? He climbed the mossybank beside the road.

19. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much He climbed the mossybank beside the road.

20. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much He climbed the mossybank beside the road. • What kind?

21. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? He had fierce eyes and powerful wings.

22. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? He had fierce eyes and powerful wings.

23. What word does it modify/describe? He had fierce eyes and powerful wings.

24. What word does it modify/describe? He had fierceeyes and powerfulwings.

25. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much He had fierceeyes and powerfulwings.

26. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much He had fierceeyes and powerfulwings. • What kind?

27. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? Next day he saw two swans.

28. What is the Adjective in the Sentence? Next day he saw two swans.

29. What word does it modify/describe? Next day he saw two swans.

30. What word does it modify/describe? Nextday he saw twoswans.

31. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much Nextday he saw twoswans.

32. What question does it answer?What kind, which one, How many, How much Nextday he saw twoswans. • Which one? How many?

33. Proper Adjectives A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Notice that a proper adjective, like a proper noun, is capitalized. Common adjectives are generally not capitalized.

34. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

35. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

36. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

37. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

38. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

39. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

40. Proper Adjectives Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. Then tell whether each is a common or properadjective. 2. For example, South American armadillos wear suits of armor that consist of small, bony scales.

41. Demonstrative Adjectives Can be used both as adjectives and as pronouns. When they modify a noun or pronoun, they are called demonstrative adjectives. When they are used alone, they are called demonstrative pronouns. DEMONSTRATIVE This drawing is mine, and that drawing is his. ADJECTIVES These soccer balls are much more expensive than those soccer balls are. DEMONSTRATIVE This is mine and that is his. PRONOUNS These are much more expensive than those are.

42. Articles • The most commonly used adjectives are a, an, and the. • These adjectives are called articles. • A and an are called indefinitearticles because they refer to any member of a general group. • A is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound. • An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. Examples: A frog croaked An orange is a good source of vitamin C. My cousin Jimmy wears a uniform to school. [Even though u is a vowel, the word uniform begins with a consonant sound.] This is an honor. [Even though h is a consonant, the word honor begins with a vowel sound. The h is not pronounced.]

43. Adjectives – Practice Identify each adjective in each of the following sentences. Some sentences may contain more than one adjective. Who put an empty carton in the refrigerator?

44. Adjectives – Practice Identify each adjective in each of the following sentences. Some sentences may contain more than one adjective. Who put an empty carton in the refrigerator?

45. Adjectives – Practice Identify each adjective in each of the following sentences. Some sentences may contain more than one adjective. Five goldfish swam around one lonely snail.

46. Adjectives – Practice Identify each adjective in each of the following sentences. Some sentences may contain more than one adjective. Five goldfish swam around onelonely snail.

47. Adjectives – Practice Identify all of the adjectives in the following sentences, including articles an, an, and the. Then, determine which word is being modified by the adjective. Some sentences have more than one adjective. Several frogs lived in the pond with some fish.

48. Adjectives – Practice Identify all of the adjectives in the following sentences, including articles an, an, and the. Then, determine which word is being modified by the adjective. Some sentences have more than one adjective. Several frogs lived in the pond with some fish.

49. Adjectives – Practice Identify all of the adjectives in the following sentences, including articles an, an, and the. Then, determine which word is being modified by the adjective. Some sentences have more than one adjective. Several frogs lived in the pond with some fish.

50. Adjectives – Practice Identify all of the adjectives in the following sentences, including articles an, an, and the. Then, determine which word is being modified by the adjective. Some sentences have more than one adjective. Several frogs lived in the pond with some fish.