Adjectives
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What does a comparative adjective do?
It compares two things.
What is a superlative adjective?
An adjective that compares three or more things.
What are the three articles in English?
A, An, The.
Identify the predicate adjective in the sentence: "The flowers are beautiful."
Give an example of an adjective in this sentence: "The dog is fluffy."
Fluffy.
Change the adjective "big" to its comparative form.
Bigger.
What is the superlative form of "fast"?
Fastest.
Which article would you use before "apple"?
An.
Create a sentence with a predicate adjective.
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Identify the adjectives in the sentence: "The tall man walked quickly."
Tall.
Which sentence uses a comparative adjective? "This book is interesting." or "This book is more interesting than that one."
This book is more interesting than that one.
Identify the superlative adjective in this sentence: "She is the smartest student in the class."
Smartest
Fill in the blank: "I saw _ elephant at the zoo."
Create a sentence with a predicate adjective.
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What is the adjective in this phrase: "A beautiful sunset"?
Beautiful.
What is the comparative form of "good"?
Better.
Change "happy" to its superlative form.
Happiest.
When do you use "a" instead of "an"?
Use "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound
What is a predicate adjective
An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject
How do adjectives enhance writing?
They add detail and make descriptions more vivid.
Create a sentence using a comparative adjective.
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Use a superlative adjective in a sentence.
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What is a predicate adjective?
An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
Find the predicate adjective, the subject, and linking verb for "An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject " The water tasted gross because of the dirt that was in it.?"