Adjectives
What is an adjective? (give me the definition)
A word that describes a noun/Can tell what kind, how many, and which one.
Give me an example of "What Kind" of adjective
Ex. tall, popular, long
what is a pronoun?
is a word used in place of a noun.
A possessive pronoun shows what?
Ownership/belonging
Many Proper Adjectives end in -ese, -ian, -ish, or -ean, but some have different spellings.
*so what ending would you add*
How would you write the Proper Adjective of the proper noun Brazil?
Brazilian
Give me an example of "how many" and "which one" adjectives.
How many: ten, several, one
Which one: those, these, this
Adjectives describe how a noun what?
- how it feels
-how it sounds
-how it smells
- how it tastes
Replace Aaliyah and Aya with the correct pronouns.
Aaliyah and Aya are going to the mall afterschool.
They
Replace The class and I with the correct pronoun.
The class and I are having our 2nd test for English tomorrow.
We
Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms.
Give me examples of other adjectives we can use for the word, "little"
Less, and least
Find the adjective that describes how something feels in the sentence below.
The children are asleep under the two soft blankets.
a. asleep
b. under
c. two
d. soft
d. soft
Complete the sentence with the adjective that tells which one.
______houses are perfect for big families.
a. Roomy
b. These
c. Second
d. Big
b. These
which is NOT an example of a singular pronoun?
a. You
b. I
c. Us
d. it
C. US
Which is NOT an example of a plural pronoun?
a. It
b. them
C. you
d. we
a. it
Complete the sentence with the adjective that tells how many.
Mohamad had _______ papers in his backpack.
a. crumpled
b. several
c. those
b. several
What is a predicate adjective?
adjective that follows the verb in a sentence
Tell me how the adjective is describing the noun in the sentence below.
The vanilla candles make the room smell nice.
Vanilla describes how the candles smell.
Give me an example of a possessive pronoun?
Her, his, its, my, their, our, your
Possessive Pronouns show ownership.
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun
*make sure to look carefully at the given noun*
Do you know which drink is _________?
yours (because you is the noun)
Tell me how the adjective describes the noun in the sentence below.
The noisy restaurant is filled with people talking.
Noisy describes how the restaurant sounds.
In this sentence what is the predicate adjective
Our dog is afraid of the thunder and lightning.
afraid
Adjectives can be used to make comparisons.
to compare ONLY 2 nouns what ending does the adjective have?
to compare 3 or more nouns what ending does the adjective have?
only 2: ends in -er
3 or more: ends in -est
An object Pronoun follows an action verb, which word is the object pronoun in the sentence?
Singing in the chorus would be great for you to try.
you
Adjectives that end in -er are called what?
COMPARATIVE
Adjectives that end in -est are called what?
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES