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Adjective
• A word that modifies noun or a
pronoun.
• This means that adjectives either
describe a noun or pronoun, or make its
meaning more definite or exact.
Adjective Questions
Adjectives answer these questions:
– What kind?
• gray sky, old shoes, clever dog, low price
– Which one?
• that girl, next day, either way, last chance
– How many?
• five fingers, many rivers, fewer hours, some
problems
Pronoun/Adjectives
• In the examples, “that,” “either,” “many,” “fewer,” and “some” -words that may also be used as pronouns -- are adjectives,
because they modify the nouns in the phrases, rather than take
the place of the nouns.
• Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are
pronouns because they replace a noun (ex: He took mine!), but
they are also adjectives because they answer the question
“Which one?”
– my sister,
– your book,
– our team,
– their tents.
Sometimes you will find nouns used as
adjectives
NOUNS
• I like crisp bacon.
• Dad couldn’t see
through the blinding
snow.
• We went to my
grandmother’s last
December.
• She lived in Texas.
NOUNS USED AS
ADJECTIVES
• He bought a bacon
sandwich.
• She admired the snow
sculpture.
• Body Central was having a
December sale.
• Her mother made Texas
chili.
Articles
• Articles are the most
frequently used
adjectives!
The articles are:
1. A
2. An
3. The
Indefinite Articles
• “A” and “an” are
indefinite articles;
they refer to one of
a general group
Examples:
• A girl won.
• An elephant escaped.
• This is an honor.
• “A” is used before words
beginning with a consonant
SOUND.
• “An” is used before words
beginning with a vowel
SOUND.
Definite Article
• “The” is called a
definite article.
• “The” indicates that
the noun refers to
someone or
something in
particular.
Examples:
• The girl won.
• The elephant
escaped.
• The honor goes to
her.
Adjective placement
• Adjectives usually come
before the nouns they
modify, but sometimes
this is not the case!
• Sometimes, the adjective
follows the word it
modifies.
• Other times, the adjective
is separated from the
noun or pronoun it
modifies by other words!
Example 1
• Miss Simmons tells all
employees that good
workers will be given
special privileges.
Example 2
• A dog, old and overweight,
snored in the sun.
Example 3
• Beverly was frightened.
She felt nervous about the
play. Worried by the
audience, she frowned.
Circle the adjectives
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
My family visited the largest zoo on Sunday.
Many monkeys were chattering in their wire cages.
My sister heard the male lion roaring and became
upset.
She laughed, though, when she saw the pretty
birds with striking feathers on their heads.
The seals, shiny and fat, performed stunts.
By late afternoon, the sky was becoming dark.
After a full day, we arrived home, happy but tired.
Adverb
• A word that modifies a verb, adjective,
or other adverb.
Adverb Questions
• Where?
– We lived there.
– Please step up.
– I have the ticket here.
• When?
– May we go tomorrow?
– Water the plant weekly.
– We’ll see you later.
• How?
– She quickly agreed.
– The rain fell softly.
– Drive carefully.
• To what extent?
– I am completely happy.
– He hardly moved.
– Did she hesitate slightly?
Note:
• Sometimes, a word
is more than one
part of speech!
• For example, “there”
and “here” are both
pronouns and
adverbs in the
previous examples.
• Similarly, “up” is
both a preposition
and an adverb.
• These words are
adverbs because
they give more
information
regarding the
question, “verbed
where?”
Where do they appear?
• Adverbs can appear anywhere -- they
can be before or after the verb they
modify, and they can even interrupt the
parts of a verb phrase!
– Where in the world did you ever find that
pink and purple necktie?
– He always sleeps soundly.
Practice: Adverbs modifying
verbs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
We can ride the bus tomorrow.
They spoke soothingly to the hurt animal.
They peered around the corner, but they
immediately went away.
They won easily.
Our neighbors never say much, but they are always
there when we need them.