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Amazing, Awesome, and Adventurous Adjectives. Monday, September 13 th. What is an adjective?. Adjective : modifies/describes a noun or pronoun It tells… What kind Which one How many How much. What kind (colors, size, quality, beauty) Green light Which one ( this, that, these, those)
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Amazing, Awesome, and Adventurous Adjectives Monday, September 13th
What is an adjective? • Adjective: modifies/describes a noun or pronoun • It tells… • What kind • Which one • How many • How much
What kind (colors, size, quality, beauty) • Green light • Which one (this, that, these, those) • This star • How many (some form of a number) • Three apples • How much (quantity) • Some music
Articles • Articles: there are ONLY THREE. Always and forever. And ever. • THE (definite) • A/AN (indefinite)
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The blue car on the wide street had three wheels!
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • THE blue car on the wide street had three wheels! • The- definite article! It is definitely THE blue car.
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The BLUE car on the wide street had three wheels! • Blue- what kind of car? A blue one!
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The blue car on the street had three wheels! WIDE- describes what kind of street! WIDE
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The blue car on the wide street had THREE THREE THREE wheels! • Three- tells how many! How many wheels? Only THREE!
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks.
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • THE flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks. • THE!!! Definite article!
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks. • Flying is an adjective. • Yes, it looks like a verb, but it is an adjective. What kind of squirrel? A FLYING one!
It describes what type of squirrel… A regular squirrel becomes so much cooler with adjectives! Squirrel FLYING squirrel
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The flying squirrel attacked SEVERAL yellow, ninja ducks. • Several tells how many…how many ninja ducks were attacked? Several. Darn squirrels…
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The flying squirrel attacked several yellow,ninja ducks. • What kind of ninja ducks? Yellowones! • Remember, colors are adjectives!
So you want to try a few sentences?Okay! • The flying squirrel attacked several yellow, ninja ducks. • Ninja ducks! What kind of ducks? Not boring ones…NINJA ducks!
How would you describe these cookies? They look… Burned Black Brown Lumpy Eaten Spotted Gross disgusting
How would you describe these cookies? They probably smell… Smokey Burned Camp Fire
How would you describe these cookies? How do you think these cookies would sound as you ate them?
How would you describe these cookies? How do you think these cookies feel? Sad? Ha! That was a joke. Laugh.
How would you describe these cookies? How do these cookies probably taste? With their tongues! What? Another joke?!?! You are the best teacher ever!