Determiners
Identify the italicized adjective as article, demonstrative, or indefinite.
"The park was established as part of the government’s program to preserve that area’s beauty."
demonstrative
Write in the blank the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.
"Avoid wearing blue jeans in rainy or snowy weather since they take _______ to dry than wool. (long, comparative)
longer
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence, and state if the adjective is a possessive.
Theirs is a life of ease in comparison to deer in the wild
a = adjective
the = adjective
When writing a sentence, how do you determine whether to use "a" or "an"?
An is used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
No question here! Uh-oh!
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What is a determiner?
A special kind of adjective that signals a noun is coming in the sentence.
Underline the correct adjective from the choices in parentheses.
Sleeping bags made of synthetic fabrics are (durable, more durable) and cost less than those filled with down.
more durable
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence, and state if the adjective is a possessive.
"Many people come to Cades Cove because of its wildlife
many = adjective
its = possessive adjective
What 3 words are always adjectives no matter what, and what name is given to categorize them?
A, an, the = Article adjectives
Independent possessives are adjectives.
independent possessives are not adjectives
Identify the italicized adjective as article, demonstrative, or indefinite.
"Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a popular place for many people to spend their vacations."
Indefinite
Write the positive, comparative and superlative forms of the word little.
little, less, least
What is the difference between a possessive adjective and an independent possessive?
*bonus points if you show an example*
A possessive adjective would be a possessive noun or pronoun that answers the question "whose" when describing a noun.
An independent possessive is when a possessive or noun does not have a noun to describe.
Identify each proper adjective.
"Germany was first known as Prussia; Prussian power excelled every other country’s power."
Prussian
All adjectives can be modified by nouns, and all nouns can be used as adjectives.
Adjectives modify nouns, not the other way around.
Identify all the adjectives that function as determiners as well as what kind of determiner they are functioning as.
"This park’s many campgrounds offer vacationers beautiful scenery and many outdoor activities as well as an abundance of wildlife."
This = Demonstrative,
many = Indefinite,
an = Article
List the 3 categories of comparative adjectives in order.
*bonus points if you also give an example of all 3 using the word "far"*
Positive, comparative, and superlative
Identify each italicized word as a possessive adjective or as an independent possessive
"Theirs is probably still the most popular religion"
independent possessive
What are the Adjective Questions?
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
Whose?
Coordinate adjectives are nouns that modify pronouns that give location.
Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that modify the same noun separately
There are several kinds of determiners. Name the 4 that we learned about.
Articles, Indefinites, Demonstratives, and Possessives.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.
"One of the (unusual, superlative) cat breeds is the Manx."
most unusual
Identify each italicized word as an adjective or as an independent possessive.
"Dogs are sometimes referred to as man's best friend, because theirs is a life of companionship. Would you say that's true of yours?
man's = adjective
best = adjective
theirs = independent possessive
yours = independent possessive
Identify each adjective and the noun(s) they modify.
"Most children enjoy camping because of the abundant wildlife, the nightly campfires, and the calm pace."
Most => children
the, abundant => wildlife
the, nightly => campfires
the, calm => pace
Its a crazy thing. Much of the people's around me don't believe me when I say things. Its like my opinion matters little to them than others. I feel as though there's is a double-standard. I wish I could change they're mind. None of what I'm saying is true, so it doesn't matter anyway.
1.) Its => It's
2.) Much => Many
3.) people's => people
4.) Its => It's
5.) little => less
6.) there's => theirs
7.) they're => their