Adjective Phrases
Adjectives and adjective phrases describe _______.
Adjectives and adjective phrases describe nouns.
The boys play ___ chess.
No article for games. The boys play chess.
In the TV show, Abbott Elementary is a well-run school.
False. Abbott Elementary is not well run.
She is studying the engineering.
No article. She is studying engineering.
Which article is the most common word in English?
The is the most common word in English!
Identify the adjective clause in: "He wants a restaurant that is kid-friendly.”
"that is kid-friendly" is the adjective clause describing the restaurant.
She had ___slice of pizza and __ice cream cone.
She had a slice of pizza and an ice cream cone.
We never use articles with countries.
False. Some countries, like the United States, have an article in their name.
They climbed the Mount Everest in Himalayas.
They climbed Mount Everest in the Himalayas.
Why is it an apple and a banana?
Apple starts with vowel sound and banana with a consonant sound. We use "an" for vowel sounds and "a" for consonant sounds.
What's the difference between "who" and "that"?
Who refers to a person. That can refer to a person or thing.
Her daughter plays _____ piano and her son plays ____ basketball.
Her daughter plays the piano and her son plays basketball.
Charter schools get public money and private donations.
True. Charter schools get public and private money.
He bought a pineapples, the guavas, and an oranges.
He bought pineapples, guavas, and oranges.
What is the difference between a neighbor and the neighbor?
A neighbor is not specific. The neighbor is specific.
An adjective usually comes _____ a noun and an adjective clause comes _________.
An adjective usually comes before a noun and an adjective clause comes after a noun.
The want to buy ____ car.
____ car they are looking at is a hybrid.
They want to buy a car. The car they are looking at is a hybrid.
English has no rules for adjective order. We can say big white house or white big house.
False. English has rules for adjective order; size comes before color.
Abbott Elementary is a real public school in the city of Baltimore.
False. Abbott Elementary is fictional public school in a TV show set in Philadelphia.
English has how many options for articles? Name them all.
English has four article options: a, an, the, or no article!
What is the difference between “They punished the kids who were fighting" and "They punished the kids, who were fighting.”
In the first, only some were punished. In the second, all were.
She lives in ____ apartment in ____ Silver Spring, he lives in _____ house in _____ country in ___ Virginia.
She lives in an apartment in Silver Spring, he lives in a house in the country in Virginia.
"Artist" and "uniform" both start with vowels so we say: "an artist" and "an uniform."
False. The article depends on the sound, not the letter.
The student which got perfect score on test is girl from Philippines.
The student who got a/the perfect score on the test is a girl from the Philippines.
Why do we say "a" hat and "an" heirloom if they both start with the same letter?
Articles depend on the the sound of the word, not just the letter. We use "a" for consonant sounds and "an" for vowel sounds, as in heirloom with a silent "h."