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The Good, Better, and Best Adjectives
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Name all the articles.
the a an
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Define "compound adjective."
A compound adjective is made up of more than one word.
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What are the demonstrative adjectives, and what do they do?
this that these those Demonstrative adjectives answer the question "which one(s)?"
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What are the interrogative adjectives, where are they found, and what do they do?
which what whose They are found in interrogative sentences (questions) and they modify nouns found in the question.
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What are the adjectives of degree? Give an example of each.
Positive adjective - happy Comparative adjective - happier Superlative adjective - happiest
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Name all the definite articles.
the
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What are all the ways that a compound adjective can be formed?
1. Hyphenated 2. Combined 3. Separate words
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What is the difference between a demonstrative adjective and a demonstrative pronoun? Give examples.
Demonstrative pronouns take the place of the item. Example: "I like this." Demonstrative adjectives point to a specific item, and let you know what the item is. Example: "This velociraptor is cute."
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Identify the interrogative pronoun(s), and explain whether it is being used as a pronoun or adjective. Then, reword the sentence to make it have the opposite meaning (pronoun to adjective, or adjective to pronoun). What is your batting average?
"What" is an interrogative pronoun, and it is being used as a pronoun. "What" is replacing the batting average, and is followed by "is your." What batting average do you have?
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What kind of adjective of degree is present? Which kinds are missing? Give their forms. shorter
shorter - comparative short - positive shortest - superlative
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Name all the indefinite articles.
a an
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Correct this sentence, if it needs to be corrected. Explain why. She is very popular and well-known.
The sentence should read: "She is very popular and well known." The hyphen should be removed from "well-known" to make it "well known" because it comes after the noun.
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Identify the demonstrative pronoun(s) and explain whether they are being used as pronouns or adjectives, and why. This is a really good pear.
"This" is a demonstrative pronoun, and it is being used as a pronoun. "This" is followed by "is a", which makes it a pronoun.
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Identify the interrogative pronoun(s), and explain whether it is being used as a pronoun or adjective. Then, reword the sentence to make it have the opposite meaning (pronoun to adjective, or adjective to pronoun). Whose car is this?
"Whose" is an interrogative pronoun being used as an adjective. It is modifying "car." Whose is this car?
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What kind of adjective of degree is present? Which kinds are missing? Give their forms. sleepiest
sleepiest - superlative sleepier - comparative sleepy - positive
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Where are articles always going to be in relation to nouns?
Articles are always before the nouns they modify.
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Correct this sentence, if it needs to be corrected. Explain why. Yes, you included a self-addressed envelope with your order, but unfortunately your order is over-due.
The sentence should read: "Yes, you included a self-addressed envelope with your order, but unfortunately your order is over due." The hyphen in "self-addressed" should stay, because it's a compound adjective that needs a hyphen, and the adjective is before the noun that it is modifying. The hyphen in "over-due" should be removed to make it "over due" because the adjective is after the noun.
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Identify the demonstrative pronoun(s) and explain whether they are being used as pronouns or adjectives, and why. Those apples are much better than these.
"Those" is a demonstrative pronoun being used as an adjective because it is modifying "apples." Which apples? Those apples. "These" is a demonstrative pronoun being used as a pronoun. "These" is representing something.
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Identify the interrogative pronoun(s), and explain whether it is being used as a pronoun or adjective. Then, reword the sentence to make it have the opposite meaning (pronoun to adjective, or adjective to pronoun). Which is your favorite song?
"Which" is an interrogative pronoun being used as a pronoun. "Which" is followed by "is." Which song is your favorite?
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What kind of adjective of degree is present? Which kinds are missing? Give their forms. beautiful
beautiful - positive more beautiful - comparative most beautiful - superlative
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Explain when to use "a" and when to use "an," with examples.
"A" is used before consonant sounds. Example: a bike a unicorn "An" is used before vowel sounds. Example: an owl an honest person
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Identify the compound adjectives and the nouns that they are modifying. The pumpkin orange and midnight black dress my best friend bought were not good looking, but I was afraid to tell her.
"pumpkin orange" modifies dress "midnight black" modifies dress "good looking" modifies dress
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Identify the demonstrative pronoun(s) and explain whether they are being used as pronouns or adjectives, and why. That man should not touch this!
"That" is a demonstrative pronoun acting as an adjective. It is modifying "man." Which man? That man. "This" is a demonstrative pronoun acting as a pronoun. "This" is representing something.
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Identify the interrogative pronoun(s), and explain whether it is being used as a pronoun or adjective. What do you mean whose house are we in?
"What" is an interrogative pronoun being used as a pronoun. It is not followed by a noun, it is instead replacing a noun. "Whose" is an interrogative pronoun being used as an adjective. It is modifying the noun house.
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What kind of adjective of degree is present? Which kinds are missing? Give their forms. worst
worst - superlative worse - comparative bad - positive