Adjectives
What is an Adjective?
A word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
What is a predicate adjective?
An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject.
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The time for our first game is 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Noun
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more interesting
Comparative
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(Them, Those) field peas are delicious.
Those
What questions does an adjective answer?
What kind? Which one? How many? How much? Whose?
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A good name is better than riches.
Subject- name
Linking Verb- is
Predicate Adjective- better
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Train tracks run along our back campus.
Adjectives
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beautiful
Positive
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We have (less, fewer) money than we had last year.
less
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Our neighbor's lawn is beautiful.
Beautiful
It tells what kind of lawn it is.
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Lauren and Hannah are being friendly to her.
Subject- Lauren, Hannah
Linking Verb- are being
Predicate Adjective- friendly
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This day is the final day to turn in your project.
Adjective
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small
Positive
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The diamond is the (most brightest, brightest) of precious stones.
brightest
Possessive nouns and certain possessive pronouns are usually called adjectives. Identify all the adjectives in the sentence:
Cynthia's homework is finished, but her brother has not even started his homework.
Cynthia, her, his
Cynthia refers to whose homework is finished,
her refers to whose brother it is and
his refers to whose homework has not been started.
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The little child grew restless and tired during the long wait.
Subject- child
Linking Verb- grew
Predicate Adjective- restless, tired
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On the field trip, each of the students brought his own lunch.
Pronoun
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most wonderful
superlative
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Alexis plays chess better than (anyone, anyone else) on her chess team.
anyone else
A participle is a verbal used as an adjective. Identify the adjective in the sentence:
The burning barn lighted up the night sky.
Burning
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The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.
Subject- heart
Linking Verb- is
Predicate Adjective- deceitful, wicked
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God called every Christian to be separated from this sinful world.
Noun
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silkiest
superlative
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I really enjoyed listening to (those, them) classical recordings.
those