ADJECTIVES MODIFIES DESCRIBES NOUNS OR PRONOUNS TELLS WHAT
ADJECTIVES MODIFIES, DESCRIBES NOUNS OR PRONOUNS TELLS WHAT KIND, HOW MANY, OR WHICH ONE
EXAMPLE • The gentle purr of the two kittens was the last sound I heard.
ARTICLES • The adjectives a, and the are called articles. • Use a before a word that begins with a consonant • Use an before a word that begins with a vowel • Example: A kitten can develop into a cat with an attitude.
PROPER ADJECTIVES • Word that is formed from a proper noun. A Proper Adjective always begins with a capital letter. • Albert Schweitzer was a German doctor who worked in African hospitals. • I like Oregon apples the best.
PREDICATE ADJECTIVES • Follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence • Ex: The sky is blue.
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES • Points out a noun. The words this, that, these, and those are demonstrative adjectives. • Ex: This book has more illustrations than that magazine. • Always modifies a noun. Demonstrative pronouns replace a noun, rather than modifying it. • Ex: That assignment will be difficult. (adjective) • Ex: That will be a difficult assignment. (pronoun)
POSITIVE ADJECTIVES • Used when no comparison is being made • Ex: How old the Inca empire seems!
COMPARATIVE FORM • This form compares two things. • Ex: The Aztec empire is older than the Inca Empire.
SUPERLATIVE FORM • Compares more than two things. Ex: The Mayan empire is the oldest one in the Americas.
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