Articles and Commas
What are the three words called articles?
a
an
the
What do adjectives describe?
nouns
What suffixes are added to an adjective to compare two or more nouns?
-er
-est
What do adverbs describe?
verbs
Are the words a, an, and the adjectives or adverbs?
adjectives
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
Mom loves pink flowers.
pink
What two words are used to compare nouns with multiple syllables?
more
most
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
We rode horses yesterday.
yesterday
When do I use an instead of a?
When the noun the adjective is describing starts with a vowel or a silent h.
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
I picked several flowers.
several
What can I use to compare two nouns?
more
-er
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
She tiptoed softly.
softly
Are the articles a and an used for singular or plural nouns?
singular
Where is an adjective usually located?
before the noun it describes
What can I use to compare three nouns?
most
-est
What questions do adverbs answer?
When?
Where?
Is the article the used for singular or plural nouns?
both plural and singular nouns
What questions do adjectives answer?
How many?
What kind?
For the adjective beautiful, why do I use most and not -est?
because beautiful has multiple syllables
Where is the adverb located in a sentence?
before or after the verb it describes