Adjectives

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Adjectives
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What is an Adjective?

• An adjective is a word that modifies, or
  describes, a noun or a pronoun.
• Ex A heavy rainstorm soaked the campsite.
• Ex The thirty students piled into the crowded
  room.
• What are the adjectives?

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Adjectives answer 3 Questions.

• What Kind?
• Which one?
• How many?

What kind? Green backpack spicy stew
Which one or ones? Last hamburger Third hike
How many or how much? Two flashlights Many insects
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Predicate Adjectives

• A predicate adjective is an adjective that
  follows a linking verb and describes the verbs
  subject. The linking verb connects the predicate
  adjective with the subject.
• Ex A volcanic eruption is violent.
• Ex The lava looks very thick.

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Proper Adjectives

• A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun.
  Proper adjectives are always capitalized.

Proper Noun Proper Adjective
China Chinese food
Ireland Irish cookies
Africa African beads
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Demonstrative Adjectives

• The demonstrative adjectives this, that, these,
  and those, are the same as demonstrative pronouns
  but they are used to modify or describe a noun or
  pronoun.
• Ex This apartment needs furniture.
• Ex Can you pick up those shoes.
• Demonstrative adjective or pronoun?
• Those are my shoes on the table.
• Ask yourself is it modifying or describing a
  noun?

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Comparison of Adjectives

• The original form of the word is the positive
  form.
• An adjective that compares one noun to another
  uses the comparative form.
• An adjective that compares three or more nouns to
  another uses the superlative form.
• Ex Sean is tall. (Positive)
• Ex Sean is taller than Crystal.(Comparative)
• Ex Sean is the tallest in the class.
  (Superlative)

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Comparison of Adjectives
of syllables Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
1 syllable Fast Faster Fastest
2 syllables Active More active Most active
2 syllables ending with a y. Friendly Friendlier Friendliest
3 syllables or more efficient More efficient Most efficient
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Write the Comparative and Superlative Form
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Adequate
Loud
Narrow
Busy
Green
Sympathetic
Difficult
greedy