5. It’s a bright sunny day.
ADJECTIVES
What is the adjective used
in the sentence?
6. Adjective also ask the
questions:
WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY? HOW MUCH?
7. What kind? How many?
Today is a warm day with hundreds of
birds chirping in the clear blue sky.
What kind?
8. One should not use too many
adjectives in the sentences…
Ex.
x
The fierce ugly old brown tiger.
9. To make a perfect sentence one should
follow the following order:
SIZE
TEXTURE
COLOR
TYPE
10. x
The yellow big beach shiny ball.
The big shiny yellow beach ball.
11. Points to remember…
Possessive pronouns can be also used as adjectives.
Example: That is his book.
The, a, and an are called articles. Articles are always adjectives.
They modify nouns and pronouns.
Examples:
1. The two dark cats were walking on the fence.
The - adjective because it modifies the noun cats and is an
article.
Two - adjective because it modifies the noun cats &
answers the question HOW MANY.
Dark - adjective because it modifies the noun cats &
answers the question WHAT KIND.
12. The chocolate one is his
2.
last cookie.
The - adjective because it modifies the
pronoun one and is an article.
Chocolate - adjective because it modifies
the pronoun one & tells WHAT KIND.
His - adjective because it is a possessive
pronoun that modifies the noun cookie and
answers the question WHICH ONE.
Last - adjective because it modifies the
noun cookie and tells WHICH ONE.
13. Lets practice!
Find the adjectives in the following sentences.
1. He suggested they clean the statue for their community service project.
__________ __________ _______________ _______________
2. The bank book was on the kitchen table.
__________ ____________ ________ ________________
3. Five dollars was required of each student.
__________ __________
4. The teacher asked the shy boy to give an oral report.
__________ __________ _________ ___________ ______________
5. I visited the family for several days.
__________ _______________
6. Do you have a special someone in your life?
_____________ ___________ __________
7. Her story was printed in the town paper.
__________ __________ ___________
14. Assignment:
Are you a dog lover?
Say something about
these dogs.
Compare the two
dogs. Use adjectives in
describing each.
15. Which is which?
Describe each dog and
compare one from
another.
Which of it do you want
to be your pet? Why?