Adjectives

English 9

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

Review

A word used to modify (or describe) a noun or

pronoun

Adjectives modify by telling what kind, which one, or how many What kind? Red paint, new friend, light rain Which one? This room, those books, that car How many? Five feet, ten musicians, many hours

What is an Adjective?

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

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

Forms or Degrees of Adjectives

Positive Comparative Superlative

Light Lighter Lightest

Funny Funnier Funniest

Good Better Best

Bad Worse Worst

Adjectives steal from other parts of speech These parts of speech that adjectives steal

from include: Articles Pronouns Nouns

A Way to Remember Adjectives…

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

Articles

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

Adjectives vs. Pronouns

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

Adjective or Pronoun?

Sometimes, nouns can act as adjectives if

they are being used to modify (describe) another noun

Nouns vs. Adjectives

Noun Noun as Adjective

Crisp Bacon Bacon sandwich

Blinding Snow Snow sculpture

Last December December sale

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

Possessive Nouns can be Adjectives

Some common and proper nouns can be used as

adjectives Common noun: city Adj: city street Common noun: cheese Adj: cheese

omelet Common noun: bacon Adj: bacon

sandwich Proper noun: Japansese Adj: Japanese restaurant Proper noun: Malaysia Adj: Malaysian

language

Common and Proper Nouns as Adjectives

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.

You tryfind the adjective

Write 2

sentences using adjectives with the following picture

Practice

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

Putting it all Together