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Objectives Standard ELA6C1 You will show that you understand
and are able to use the rules of the English language. You will
show that you know how to use grammar appropriately and both
writing and speaking.
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Essential Question What are adjectives and how are adjectives
used in writing?
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Learn About Adjectives An adjective is a word or phrase used to
describe a noun or pronoun. ADJECTIVE RULES: i) Adjectives can come
before nouns: a new carnouns ii) Adjectives can come after verbs
such as be, become, seem, look, etc.: that car looks fastverbs iii)
They can be modified by adverbs: a very expensive caradverbs iv)
They can be used as complements to a noun: the extras make the car
expensivecomplementsnoun
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Got home from camping last spring. Saw people, places, and
things. We barely had arrived, Friends asked us to describe The
people, places, and every last thing. So we unpacked our
adjectives. I unpacked "frustrating" first. Reached in and found
the word "worst." Then I picked "soggy" and Next I picked "foggy"
and Then I was ready to tell them my tale, 'Cause I'd unpacked my
adjectives. Adjectives are words you use to really describe things.
Andy words to carry around. Days are sunny, or they're rainy. Boys
are dumb or else they're brainy. Adjectives can show you which way
Adjectives are often used to help us compare things, To say how
thin, how fat, how short, how tall. Girls who're tall get taller.
Boys who're small get smaller, Till one is the tallest and the
other's the smallest of all. We hiked along without care. Then we
ran into a bear! He was a hairy bear! He was a scary bear! We beat
a hasty retreat from his lair, And described him with adjectives!
Turtle: Wow! Boy, that was one big, ugly bear! You can make even
adjectives out of the other parts of speech like verbs and nouns.
All you have to do is tack on an ending like "-ic" or "-ish" or
"-ary." For example: This boy can grow up to be a huge man, but
still have a boyish face. Boy is a noun, but the ending "-ish"
makes it an adjective, boyish, that describes the huge man's face.
Get it? t time you go on a trip, Remember this little tip: The
minute you get back, They'll ask you this and that. You can
describe people, places, and things. Simply unpack your adjectives.
You can do it with adjectives. Tell 'em about it with adjectives.
you can shout it with adjectives.
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Common Adjectives A common adjective is an adjective that is
not written with a capital letter.adjectivecapitalletter
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Brown Appetizing filling Tasty Red green Sweet juicy
ColorfulGreen Healthy small
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Proper Adjectives Most adjectives are common- ones that are
written with a capital letter are proper adjectives.proper
adjectives Definition from : english.com
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Understanding Proper Adjectives Proper adjectives are
adjectives that come from proper nouns. In English, proper
adjectives must begin with a capital letter. The proper adjectives
in the following sentences are underlined. The French town has an
interesting history. Many of my friends are American. This house is
a fine example of Victorian architecture.
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The derivation of proper adjectives from proper nouns is
somewhat irregular. For instance, the spelling of the following
proper nouns and proper adjectives can be compared. From the Proper
Noun Comes a Proper Adjective Many proper adjectives end with an or
ian. However, other endings are also used, as indicated below.
Proper NounProper Adjective AmericaAmerican AfricaAfrican
GermanyGerman MexicoMexican GeorgiaGeorgian EnglandEnglish
FranceFrench
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Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives (this, that,
these, those) show whether the noun they refer to is singular or
plural and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or
writer. Demonstrativeadjectivesnoun singularplural
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Use adjectives to describe the picture below. Type your
descriptions using a microsoft word document..
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