Basic Knowledge
An adjective describes a _____ or a ______.
Noun or a pronoun
The three articles are:
a, an, the
The four demonstrative adjectives are:
this, that, these and those
When comparing 2 things using an adjective with 1-2 syllables...
Add “-er” to the end of the adjective
What are the forms of "good" when comparing two people, places or things? Three or more?
better; best
Mexican is an example of what?
A proper adjective
The article(s) that refer to ANY person, place, or thing
a, an
Use all 4 demonstrative adjectives in a sentence
this, that, these, those
When comparing 2 things using an adjective with 3+ syllables...
Add “more” before the adjective
What are the forms of "bad" when comparing two people, places or things? Three or more?
worst
When do you put a comma in between two adjectives?
When the adjectives are not numbers
The article(s) that refer to a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing
the
Do NOT use ____ or ____ after demonstrative adjectives.
here, there
When comparing more than 2 things using a adjective with 1-2 syllables...
Add “-est” to the end of the adjective
When comparing 2 things, which article do you put before the comparative version of "good" or "bad"?
"a"
Example: Today is a better day than yesterday.
Example: Today is a worse day than yesterday.
Adjectives tell us ______ or _______
What kind or how many
Use a when the following word starts with a consonant.
Use an when the following word starts with a vowel.
Demonstrative adjectives always come before or after a noun?
Before
Example: This class is very loud.
What comparing more than 2 things using an adjective with 3+ syllables...
Add “most” before the adjective
When comparing 3+ things, which article do you put before the comparative version of "good" or "bad"?
the
Example: Today was the best day I've had all week.
Example: Today was the worst day I've had all week.
Adjectives may come before the ____ it describes or after a _____.
noun; linking verb
Articles tell you what about a noun?
Which one
Example: I asked for a pen. (which pen? Any pen?)
Example: I asked for the pen. (which pen? The specific pen?)
Demonstratives tell you what about a noun?
Which one
Example: Those cleats are muddy.
What are the spelling rules for the following:
1. Adjectives ending in a consonant and “y”
2. Adjectives ending in a single vowel and consonant
1. drop the y, add an i, add the ending (busy - busier)
2. double the consonant then add the ending (sad - sadder)
What 4 things do you NEVER use with "good", "bad", or their comparative forms?
-er or -est or more or most
Example: gooder, bestest, more worst, most better