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English 9 Review Nouns: person, place, thing (common, and proper) Pronouns: replace nouns (he, she, they, them, that) Verbs: express an action or help make a statement Prepositions: shows relationships between nouns-the subject and the direct object What is an Adjective? A word used to modify (or describe) a noun or pronoun Adjectives modify by telling what kind, which one, or how many What kind? Which one? How many? Red paint, new friend, light rain This room, those books, that car Five feet, ten musicians, many hours Adjectives An adjective may be separated from the word it modifies by other words Ex: The salad was delicious Delicious modifies salad My ankle is very sore Sore modifies ankle The English textbook is extremely heavy Heavy modifies textbook English modifies textbook Forms or Degrees of Adjectives Positive: makes a descriptive statement Comparative: used to compare one noun/pronoun to another Superlative: used to make a statement that one noun/pronoun exceeds another Positive Comparative Superlative Light Lighter Lightest Funny Funnier Funniest Good Better Best Bad Worse Worst A Way to Remember Adjectives… Adjectives steal from other parts of speech These parts of speech that adjectives steal from include: Articles Pronouns Nouns Articles Articles are the most frequently used adjectives A An The Examples The car pulled up beside us Have you ever seen such an unusual painting? The choir sang the song cheerfully Adjectives vs. Pronouns Some words can act as either a pronoun or an adjective, depending on how they are used. (that, either, many, some, these, those, etc.) Remember, a pronoun takes the place of a noun, while an adjective modifies a noun or pronoun If the word is used as an adjective, a noun must closely follow it Adjective or Pronoun? Ex: That cheese is old - adjective Ex: That is old – pronoun Ex: These shoes are uncomfortable - adjective Ex: These are uncomfortable – pronoun Practice: Many people like to travel to the city adjective That is not funny pronoun Either Maddy or Tommy could go if they like adjective Nouns vs. Adjectives Sometimes, nouns can act as adjectives if they are being used to modify (describe) another noun Noun Noun as Adjective Crisp Bacon Bacon sandwich Blinding Snow Snow sculpture Last December December sale Possessive Nouns can be Adjectives Possessive Nouns and Pronouns (his, hers, Bob’s) can also be considered adjectives because they are used to describe nouns Ex: Which shoes? Bob’s shoes Ex: Whose house? His house Common and Proper Nouns as Adjectives Some common and proper nouns can be used as adjectives Common noun: city Common noun: cheese Common noun: bacon Proper noun: Japansese Proper noun: Malaysia Adj: city street Adj: cheese omelet Adj: bacon sandwich Adj: Japanese restaurant Adj: Malaysian language You try find the adjective 1. Roger’s book is one of the most powerful statements of economic disaster I’ve ever read. 2. On either side of a dark-green mosque, storefronts were filled with last minute shoppers. 3. In these examples, we can see the final product. Practice Write 2 sentences using adjectives with the following picture Putting it all Together Label the following sentence with the parts of speech that we have learned so far: The white snow glitters in the soft light The – article (adj) White – adjective Snow – noun Glitters – verb In – preposition The – article (adj) Soft – adjective Light - noun