Say What?
Ex: We went to the department store.
Adjective: department
Answers Question???
Answers Question: What kind?
Define an adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Identify the adjective(s)
Henry is taller than Fred.
Identify the adjective(s): taller
ID the adjectives and adverbs:
Her car ran poorly in the cold winter evenings
ID the adjectives: her, cold, winter
and adverbs: poorly
Ex: She saw thirteen movies in the theaters last year.
Adjective: thirteen
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Answers Question: How Many?
Define a noun
person, place, thing, or idea
Identify the adjective(s):
Her hair was covered in tiny pink roses.
Identify the adjective(s): her, tiny, pink
ID the adjectives and adverbs:
Her daughter is so kind and clever.
ID the adjectives: her, kind, clever
and adverbs: so
Ex: Lucy took the small bag of cookies from the counter.
Adjective: small
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Answers Question: Which one?
Define a pronoun
a word that takes the place of a noun
Identify the adjective(s):
That dog is smart and friendly.
Identify the adjective(s): smart, friendly
ID the adjectives and adverbs:
We walked briskly through a snake-infested jungle last night.
ID the adjectives: snake-infested
and adverbs: briskly, last night
Ex: That is her blue sweatshirt
Adjective: her
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Answers Question: whose
When can a pronoun act like an adjective
when it modifies a noun and answers the question "whose?"
Identify the adjective(s):
The frothy, thick milkshake dripped onto the sticky counter.
Identify the adjective(s): frothy, thick, sticky
ID the adjectives and adverbs:
Jane's large, furry dog ate smelly dog food yesterday.
ID the adjectives: Jane's, large, furry, smelly, dog
and adverbs: yesterday
Ex: Luke and Brian saw a scary movie with their dad.
Adjectives: scary, their
Answers Questions ??? (there may be two!)
Answers Question: what kind, whose
Define an adverb
modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Identify the adjective(s):
Seven dwarves whistled cheerful tunes while they worked hard all day.
Identify the adjective(s): seven, cheerful
ID the adjectives and adverbs:
The cold rain poured violently down the bursting gutters.
ID the adjectives:cold, bursting
and adverbs: violently