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Adjectives: A Quick Review

Adjectives: A Quick Review. 8 th grade English Adjectives and Adverbs Unit. Ahem…. What have we learned so far concerning adjectives? . Today. You are going to take a quiz over the first half of the adjectives and adverbs unit. You are going to be tested over adjectives! .

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Adjectives: A Quick Review

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  1. Adjectives: A Quick Review 8th grade English Adjectives and Adverbs Unit

  2. Ahem… • What have we learned so far concerning adjectives?

  3. Today You are going to take a quiz over the first half of the adjectives and adverbs unit. You are going to be tested over adjectives!

  4. What is an adjective?

  5. An Adjective… • An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun. • An adjective describes a person, place, thing, or idea. • It gives more info about the noun or pronoun. • A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence.

  6. Find the adjective or adjectives… • Lady Gaga is a recording artist. • She went to a Catholic school. • Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. • She has had several major hits in her short career.

  7. What are Articles?

  8. Articles • A, an, and the are the three main articles. • A and an are called indefinite articles because they refer to one of a general group of people, places, things, or ideas. • The is called a definite article because it identifies specific people, places, things, or ideas.

  9. Find the Article • The first exhibit included drums from that band. • One of my classmates was wearing a Green Day bracelet. • That museum includes an exhibit from Aerosmith. • Can we go see the band when they visit Champaign?

  10. What is a Proper Noun?

  11. Proper Adjectives • Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns. • A proper adjective ALWAYS begins with a capital letter.

  12. Find the Proper Adjectives • That snowy scene reminded the actor of his Minnesota childhood. • The Irish writer complained about the way Americans portray people from that country. • My dad broke tradition and bought a Japanese car. • Madeline’s birthday is a July celebration.

  13. Demonstrative Adjectives What are demonstrative adjectives?

  14. Demonstrative Adjectives • Demonstrative adjectives point out something and describe nouns by answering the questions which one or which ones. • This/that/these/those plus a noun.

  15. Which one is right? • The girl saw (that/those) things in a new way. • (This, this here) painting shows her imaginative style. • (This/that) painting is of an acrobat. • (This/These) are the artist’s early works.

  16. Comparatives and Superlatives What are comparative adjectives? What are superlative adjectives? What are positive adjectives?

  17. Comparatives, Superlatives, and Positive Adjectives • A comparative adverb compares two actions. • A superlative adverb compares more than two actions. • A positive adjective doesn’t compare anything at all.

  18. Make it correct! • Michelangelo's buildings may be (famous) than his statues. • Picasso may be the (great) painter of our century. • His early paintings were (realistic) than his later works. • He painted (well) into his 80s.

  19. There You Have it! • This is what is on the quiz you are about to take. • Good luck!

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