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ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, AND
ARTICLES
ADJECTIVES
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An adjective is a word used to modify or describe
a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives give us more information about the noun
or pronoun
 Descriptive words!!!
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Adjectives answer one of the following questions
about the noun/pronoun:
What kind?
 Which one?
 How much or how many?
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ADJECTIVES
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What kind?
Stone house
 Irish linen
 Tired dog
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Which one?
Next customer
 First day
 That dress
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How much or how many?
Seven rings
 More money
 Several others
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ADJECTIVES IN A LIST
Adjectives usually come before the noun or
pronoun they describe (but not ALWAYS)
 When identifying adjectives in a sentence, you
should try to also identify the noun/pronoun they
describe.
 There can be more than one adjectives to describe
one noun or pronoun. Use a comma to separate
two adjectives that describe the SAME word. Use
commas and “AND” to separate three or more
adjectives.
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Example: My favorite dress is the long, blue one.
 Do you want to read this new, short, and exciting
book?
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
**IMPORTANT:**
 This, that , these, and those can be used as both
adjectives AND pronouns in English.
 To determine if one of these words is being used
as a pronoun or adjective, you must look at what
it is doing in the sentence.
 If it is taking the place of a noun, it functions as a
pronoun.
 If it is answering a question (What kind? Which
one? How many?) about a noun or pronoun, then
it is functioning as an adjective.
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
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Pronoun or adjective?
I want that green sweater.
That is my favorite green sweater.
These candy bars are my favorite.
Whose smelly shoes are these?
PROPER ADJECTIVES
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A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun
and begins with a capital letter.
PROPER NOUN
Canada
China
Carter
New Jersey
PROPER ADJECTIVE
Canadian citizen
Chinese calendar
Carter administration
New Jersey coast
ADJECTIVES - ARTICLES
The most frequently used adjectives are called
articles.
 The, A, and An are articles.
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The boy.
 A dog.
 An anaconda.
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Though articles are adjectives, when labeling
sentences, we label the, a, and as articles.
EXERCISE
Page 89, Review C
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 Write the sentences.
 Label all the nouns, pronouns, and verbs.
 Circle the adjectives and draw an arrow to the
noun or pronoun it modifies or describes.
 Tell which question the adjective answers about
the noun or pronoun.
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ADVERBS
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb,
adjective OR another adverb.
 Just as adjectives describe nouns/pronouns and
make them more specific, adverbs make the
meaning of verbs, adjectives, and adverbs clearer.
 Adverbs answer the questions:
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Where?
 When?
 How?
 To what extent?
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ADVERBS MODIFYING VERBS
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Many adverbs can be formed by adding –ly to an
adjective; however, not ALL adverbs end in –ly.
Alisha slowly walked down the hallway.
 The couple was married nearby.
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Adverbs may come between the parts of a verb
phrase.
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Keisha has already completed her part of the
project.
Negative words like not and no are adverbs as
well.
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Many students did not understand the directions.
ADVERBS MODIFYING ADJECTIVES
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Adverbs can modify adjectives.
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The team is extremely proud of its record.
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Frogs may look quite harmless, but some are
poisonous.
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The coach said we were too careless during the play.
ADVERBS MODIFYING OTHER ADVERBS
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Adverbs can modify other adverbs.
Elena finished the problem more quickly than I did.
Our guest left quite abruptly.
So very few California condors exist today.
EXERCISE
Page 111, Review C
 1-5
 Write the sentence.
 Label all the nouns, pronouns, adverbs, and
adjectives.
 Circle all the adverbs. Draw an arrow to the verb,
adjective, or other adverb that it modifies.
 Write what questions the adverb answers about
the word it describes.
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