Adjectives A Review Descriptive Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns

Adjectives A Review

Descriptive Adjectives � Adjectives describe nouns � They tell about age, size, shape, color and origin

Definite and Indefinite Articles � Articles are a type of adjective � There are two types: › › › The word the is the only definite article It refers to specific items in a group The indefinite articles are a and an They refer to one single member of a group The article an is used before a vowel sound

Numerical Adjectives �A numerical adjective indicates an exact number or a numerical order. › Words like one, two , three- indicate exact number › Words like first, second, third-indicate numerical order

Adjectives as Subject Complement � Subject complements follow the linking verb in a sentence and describes the subject or the noun in a sentence. › Some sea animals are dangerous.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives � Most adjectives have three degrees of comparison: › The positive degree is used to describe a quality or characteristics, words like: large , small, hot › The comparative degree is used to compare two items-er has been added to the word. �larger, smaller, hotter The superlative degree is used to compare three or more items and is formed with –est largest, smallest, hottest, most, least

Few and Little � Use little, less, least and few, fewer, fewest to make comparisons � Use little , less, least before abstract nouns that can’t be counted � Use few, fewer, fewest before concrete nouns that can be counted

Demonstrative Adjectives � Demonstrative adjectives point things out. › This and that for one person, place or thing › These and those for more than one person, place or thing › This and these for things that are near › That and those for things that are far

Interrogative Adjectives � Interrogative adjectives are used when asking a question � Which asks about one or more of a specific set of things � What is used for asking about people or things � Whose asks about possession

Indefinite Adjectives � Indefinite adjectives refer to any or all of a group of people, places or things � Words like all, any, both, each, either, every, few, many, most, neither, no, other, several

Adjective Phrases � An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes a noun or pronoun � The phrase begins at the prepositional word and ends at the first noun following the preposition › The butterflies in the rain forest can have brilliant colors.