Adjectives A 1 An adjective describes clarifies or
Adjectives A 1
An adjective describes, clarifies or modifies the meaning of a noun or pronoun. Number – three (for example) Articles – the, an, a Demonstrative pronouns – this, that Possessive pronouns & nouns noun My three dogs ate that awful food. noun The result was ugly.
Demonstrative Pronouns as Adjectives A 2
Demonstrative pronouns can also be adjectives. that these Examples: adj. noun adj. That girl is sad. adj. noun adj. These cookies are stale. this those
Articles are Adjectives A 3
Three words are articles & also adjectives a, an, the Example: I have adj. noun a black cat.
Proper Adjectives A 4
Proper adjectives are: 1. Proper nouns used as adjectives 2. The adjective form of a proper noun Examples: noun The White House lawn is green. noun He is a German citizen. noun The American restaurant is closed.
Possessive Adjective A 5
Some adjectives are really pronouns in the possessive case or possessive nouns modifying another noun. In a sentence, however, they are adjectives because they modify a noun. Examples: poss. adj. noun The trees lost their leaves. poss. adj. noun Alicia’s blouse is blue and lilac. my mine you his yours hers its ours theirs
Adjectives of Comparison A 6
Adjectives used to compare things. There are three degrees. 1. Positive 2. Comparative 3. Superlative happy happier happiest good better best beautiful more beautiful most beautiful successful less successful least successful signals: -er, -ier more less -est most least
Predicate Adjectives A 7
Adjectives that come after a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, seem, become, look, feel, taste. ) Look in last ½ of the sentence. Example: adj. The man is tall. adj. The frog is green.
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