Descriptive Adjectives
List THREE descriptive adjectives that would be appropriate descriptions for this noun using your five senses: breakfast
(answers must be adjectives and describe things relating to breakfast.)
Change the proper noun to a proper adjective:
America
American
_____ olive branch (a, an)
an olive branch
Demonstrative Adjectives: this, that, these, and those.
Which two point out something near and which two point out something far?
That and Those: far
An adjective that comes after a linking/action verb acts as a subject complement. What is an example of a linking verb?
be, is, am, are, was, were
Find the descriptive adjective and tell the noun it describes.
"Coral is formed from tiny animals."
tiny is describing animals
Change the proper noun to a proper adjective:
Greece
Find the article in the sentence and tell the noun that it points out: " I ate the apple."
the apple
Name the demonstrative adjective in the sentence. Tell whether it points out something near or far.
"I think that game will be fun!"
"My sister is very clever."
subject complement: clever
Noun it describes: sister
Find the descriptive adjective(s) and tell the noun(s) it describes.
"The red or orange coral grows on the top of spongy reefs."
red or orange describes coral
spongy describes reefs
Find the proper adjective in the sentence. Tell the noun the proper adjective describes.
"Yams are popular in Nigerian cooking."
Find the article in the sentence and tell the noun that it points out.
"We put pennies in a quart jar."
a jar
Which demonstrative adjective would you use in the sentence to point out something far?
"____ boy got a perfect score on the history test."
That
In the sentence, find the word used as a subject complement. Tell if it is a noun or an adjective.
"The basketball game is exciting."
subject complement: exciting (adjective)
Find the descriptive adjective(s) and tell the noun(s) it describes in the sentence.
"A famous and talented woman bought a valuable bracelet in the bustling department store."
valuable describes bracelet
bustling describes department store
Find the proper adjective and tell the noun it describes.
"We tasted Viennese pastries in Austria."
____ unicorn (a, an)
a unicorn
Which demonstrative adjective would you use in the sentence to point out something near?
____ roads are too bumpy for me to do my homework on.
These
In the sentence, find the word used as a subject complement. Tell if it is a noun or an adjective.
"The musicians in the band are all students."
subject complement: students (noun)
It can tell how a thing looks, tastes, sounds, feels, or smells; It can tell about size, number, color, shape, or weight. What is this called?
descriptive adjective
Name the proper adjective formed from the proper noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
"A ___________skier won the downhill race." (Switzerland)
Swiss
Find the articles in the sentence and tell each noun that they point out.
"In the summer, I like to jump through sprinklers and eat an abundance of fruit."
the summer; an abundance (of fruit)
Find the demonstrative adjective in the sentence. Tell whether it points out something that is singular or plural and the noun the adjective points out.
"May I have a slice of that pumpkin pie?"
"that" (singular) points out the noun "pie"
In the sentence, find the word used as a subject complement. Tell if it is a noun or an adjective. ALSO- tell the noun it describes.
"The story about the statue is a mystery."
subject complement: mystery (noun)
It describes the noun : story