Descriptive Adjectives
Find the adjective in this sentence:
"I would like to have a nice dinner over the sunset".nice
Change the proper noun to a proper adjective:
Mexico
Mexican
Find the article in the sentence:
"My mother likes to cook beef with the new frying pan".the
Name the demonstrative adjective in the sentence. Tell whether it points out something near or far.
"I like those sweaters for my sister!"
those - far
Find the adjective used a subject complement in the sentence. Tell the noun the adjective describes.
"My brother is very smart."
subject complement: smart
Noun it describes: brother
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
Greek
Find the article in the sentence:
" I ate the red and yummy apple."
the
Name the demonstrative adjective in the sentence. Tell whether it points out something near or far.
"I think that game will be fun!"
that - far
Find the adjective used a subject complement in the sentence. Tell the noun the adjective describes.
"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."
Nigerian is describing cooking
Find the article in the sentence and tell the noun that it points out.
"We put pennies in a quart jar this morning."
a
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."
famous, talented describes woman
valuable describes bracelet
bustling describes department store
Find the proper adjective and tell the noun it describes.
"We tasted Viennese pastries in Austria."
Viennese is describing pastries
____ 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)
Choose the descriptive adjective that uses the 5 senses.
love / home / breakfast
breakfast
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 & an
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
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?
A descriptive adjective
Change the proper noun to a proper adjective:
America
American
Choose from the following articles:
_____ 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?
This and These: near
That and Those: far
An adjective that comes after a (linking, action) verb acts as a subject complement.
linking verb (be, is, am, are, was, were)