Definitions
What is an adjective?
Describing Word
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the purse belongs to mother
mother's purse
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Ex.) tall, taller, tallest
Small
smaller, smallest
Joseph's picture is the (goodest, better, best) one of all.
Best
What do adjectives modify?
Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adverbs) (Choose 2)
Nouns and Pronouns
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the hammer owned by the man
the man's hammer
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hot
hotter, hottest
(Thier, they're) cat is black with white spots.
Their
Some adjectives tell (whose, when, how, which, where).
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Whose and Which
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the books owned by the children
the children's books
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easy
easier, easiest
(Its, It's) nest is atop a tree.
Its
Name at lease 2 of the three articles.
a, an, the
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the feathers from the geese
the geese's feathers
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Ex.) tall, taller, tallest
many
more, most
The tourists saw (a, an) elephant in Africa.
an
Other adjectives tell (how long, how many, what kind of, how soon).
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how many and what kind of
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the pies belong to the group of grandmas
the grandmas'(s) pies
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Ex.) tall, taller, tallest
harmful
more harmful, most harmful
(Your, you're, you) grammar skills are fantastic.
Your