Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives
What is an adjective?
action word
combined or shortened group of words
describes a noun
person, place, thing, idea
describes a noun
What is a verb?
action word
combined or shortened group of words
describes a noun
person, place, thing, idea
action word
What is a contraction?
action word
combined or shortened group of words
describes a noun
person, place, thing, idea
combined or shortened group of words
What is a noun?
action word
combined or shortened group of words
describes a noun
person, place, thing, idea
person, place, thing, idea
True or false: Possession shows ownership.
True.
Possession shows ownership. That means someone has something.
Is this sentence correct (The student happy went to school.)
IT IS INCORRECT - Adjectives come BEFORE the nouns they describe.
The happy student went to school.
Tense tells ________.
(who, what, where, when, why)
when
To make a contraction, add an _________.
(period, question mark, apostrophe, comma)
apostrophe
Singular means 1 and plural means _________.
more than 1
the dog belongs to the boy
Rewrite to show ownership using 's.
the boy's dog
Ms. Stirrup is _______ than her son.
(more taller, more tall, tallest, taller)
taller
Yesterday, last, and ago indicate we need _____ tense.
(present, present progressive, past, future)
past
What is the contraction?
Can + not =
can't
Beach is an example of _______.
(person, place, thing, idea)
place
the family big house
Where do we add 's to show possession?
(We want to say that the family has a big house.)
family
the family's big house
Online school is ______ than virtual school.
(more easier, more easy, easiest, easier)
easier
Ms. Stirrup _______ her book tomorrow. (read)
will read
Ms. Stirrup will read her book tomorrow.
What is the contraction?
They + will =
they'll
What is the plural of city?
The food belongs to you and your family. It is _____ food.
(their, your, my, her, our, his)
your
Ms. Stirrup is the _____ teacher in the world!
(gooder, goodest, better, best)
best
Ms. Stirrup ______ a sandwich for lunch yesterday. (eat)
ate
Ms. Stirrup ate a sandwich for lunch yesterday.
She _______ like hamburgers.
(doesn't, don't)
doesn't
To make a singular noun possessive, add apostrophe and letter _.
s
The books belong to the students. They are _____.
(theirs, yours, mine, hers, ours, his)
theirs