All About Adjectives Adjectives are used to describe

All About Adjectives

Adjectives are used to describe or modify nouns and pronouns. The famous singer arrived in a black car with gold wheels.

Adjectives answer the questions: § Which? § How much? § How many? § What kind?

What Kind? Which? How much? How many? cold soda Middle row Several coins long day Next week Five fingers tired dog That dress Few laptops exciting story Each state No snow sleepy student This dress Enough rain new textbooks Last answer Eighty one years blue pants First grade Little courage

Proper Adjectives: Formed from a proper noun and uses a capital letter. Examples: Italy = noun Italian = adjective I love to eat Chinese food! The Brazilian culture is full of music. Follow the Buddhist teachings of Asia.

Demonstrative Adjectives This, That, These, Those WAIT A MINUTE! I thought these were pronouns!

Demonstrative Adjectives will be followed by a noun. If it is not followed by a noun, then it is a pronoun. Ex. Those revisions improved your essay. Is this shirt cheaper than these blouses? Pronoun: That is the color I want.

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives Comparative: Compares two things Superlative: Compares three or more things fast Comparative faster Superlative fastest sleepy sleepier sleepiest sweeter sweetest modern more modern most modern beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

Let’s Practice! A restaurant owner is writing the menu. Help describe the hamburger by writing three adjectives for each ingredient. * hamburger patty: * bun: * lettuce: * tomato: *cheese:

Circle the adjectives: • Maria visited an African nation and saw beautiful sights. • You are moving more slowly than a sick slug. • These apples are redder and more sour than those apples.