Types of Adjectives
What is a quantitative adjective?
Quantitative Adjective: Tells you how much/how many.
What is an adjective?
Brave, Strong, Pretty, etc.
When do we not use hyphens?
When an -ly adverb precedes an adjective.
What is a relative clause?
Relative Clause: Independent clauses that have a subject and verb, but it isn't a sentence on its own.
Create a sentence using a hyphen
: ) Nice!
Name 2 adjective types and provide examples for both.
Descriptive: She has a pretty dress.
Quantitative: I had ten chocolate Hershey bars.
Demonstrative: This bottle is mine.
Possessive: My bag is new.
Interrogative: What did you do yesterday?
Distributive: Each student passed Professor Holly's class.
Comparative/Superlative: Used for comparison
Order of the Words
Determiner -> Adjective -> Noun -> Headword -> Phrase/Clause
What is a hyphen?
A hyphen is used to link words in a preheadword compound modifier.
What are the three relative pronouns used to introduce a relative clause?
Who, Which and That
What is the name and chapter we currently reading in Rhetorical Grammar? DO NOT USE BOOK, NO PEEKING!
Chapter 6 - Choosing Adjectivals
When would we use an interrogative adjective? Provide a sentence.
Interrogative Adjective: Used with questions
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite novel?
How was your day?
Example of a determiner
The, A, An, etc.
Provide an example for when hyphens are used?
When numbers are spelled out: Thirty-six, Ninety-Four
Two or three words that become common phrases: Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Six-Pack
What is the difference between relative pronouns and relative adverbs?
Relative Pronouns: A pronoun that is used to introduce a relative clause.
Relative Adverbs: Adverbs that heads an adjective clause.
Give an example of a phrase.
After a long walk
Much too quickly to see clearly
What is the difference between demonstrative, descriptive and distributive adjectives?
Demonstrative: Points out specific nouns
Descriptive: Describes quality or kind
Distributive: Refers to individuals within a group
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
Phrase: A small group of words that adds meaning to a sentence. It is not a complete sentence because it is not a complete idea with a subject, verb and predicate.
Clause: Part of a sentence that contains a verb.
What is the difference between an en-dashes, em-dashes and hyphens?
Em-dash: ---
Hyphen: -
What does when, where, and why introduce in a relative clause?
When: introduces an adjective clause describing a place.
Where: introduces an adjective clause describing a time.
Why: introduces an adjective clause describing a reason.
Describe what you had for breakfast or lunch using an adjective.
: ) Good job!
Name all 7 types of adjectives
Descriptive, Quantitative, Demonstrative, Possessive, Interrogative, Distributive, Comparative and Superlative
They have done the job
Jimmy like the chicken soup
How do we know the difference between an en-dash and an em-dash?
En-dash: the dash is the size of n (--)
Em-dash: the dash is the size of m (---)
Provide a reason why we use which and that. Give an example for both of these relative pronouns.
Which and That are used to describe objects or animals in a relative clause.
Examples:
This is the kid that won the contest.
Pepperoni pizza, which is my favorite food, is amazing.
Summarize the four things we went over in today's powerpoint.
Types of Adjectives
The order of words
Hyphens, en and em dashes,
Relative Clauses