1. Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe or
modify another person or thing in the
sentence. The Articles — a, an, and
the — are adjectives.
the tall professor
2. Types of adjectives
1) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Possessive Adjective is the
adjective which is used to point out the noun that
belongs to someone and there are seven
Possessive Adjectives. They are My, Your, Our,
Their, His, Her and Its.
Example:
- This is my book.
- Your car is outside.
3. 2) DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Descriptive Adjective is the
adjective that is used to tell the sorts of noun or
quality.
Example:
- He is a tall man.
- They are good students.
- She is a beautiful girl
4. 3) NUMERAL ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Numeral Adjective is the adjective which is used to
show the number of noun.
Example:
Ankor Wat is the seventh wonders of the world
5. 4) DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Demonstrative Adjective is the adjective
which is used to point out the noun. They are this, these,
that, and those.
Example:
That man is very handsome -
- These girls are good-looking -
6. 5) INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Interrogative Adjective is the
adjective that is used to ask the question.
They are where, what, which….
Example:
- Which animal do you like?
- Where doctor is he?
7. Degrees of Adjectives
Adjectives can express degrees of modification:
Nour is a rich woman, but Soha is richer than
Noha. Nadia is the richest woman in the world .
8. Positive Comparative Superlative
rich richer richest
lovely lovelier loveliest
more
beautiful most beautiful
beautiful
9. Certain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees:
Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
much
many more most
some
far further furthest
10. The Order of Adjectives in a Series .
1-Determiners — articles and other limiters.
2-Observation — postdeterminers and limiter adjectives (e.g., a real hero,
a perfect idiot) and adjectives subject to subjective measure (e.g., beautiful,
interesting)
3-Size and Shape — adjectives subject to objective measure (e.g., wealthy,
large, round)
4-Age — adjectives denoting age (e.g., young, old, new, ancient)
11. 5-Color — adjectives denoting color (e.g., red, black, pale)
6-Origin — denominal adjectives denoting source of noun
(e.g., French, American, Canadian)
7-Material — denominal adjectives denoting what
something is made of (e.g., woolen, metallic, wooden)
8-Qualifier — final limiter, often regarded as part of the
noun (e.g., rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car,
book cover
14. Be + Adj Example: The book is
interesting. (The adjective interesting
describes the noun book.)
Adj + N Example: This is an
interesting book. (The adjective
interesting describes the noun book.)
15. 1-Set a poster board or sheet of paper on a table.
Tell the child that he receives a sticker on his paper
every time he names an adjective correctly. Once
he gets a certain number of stars, he will receive a
special treat, such as an ice cream cone, cash or
even a trip to the zoo. The number of stars he must
earn depends on the age of the child and his
attention span. Reward him either at the end of
each lesson or at the end of the week after multiple
lessons.
16. 2-Cut out various shapes with a pair of scissors from different
colored pieces of construction paper. Tell her that adjectives
describe shapes. Ask the child to name the different shapes.
3-Write down a simple sentence, such as "The ball is
round." Ask him to remember that shapes are adjectives
and to identify the adjective in that sentence. If he does
so correctly, reward him with a star. If not, repeat the
4-Tell her that colors describe an object,
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therefore, they are an adjective.
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5-Ask him to tell you the colors of each shape
17. 6-Write down a short sentence, such as "The
ball is red and round." Remind her that colors
and shapes describe an object or thing, and
they are adjectives. Tell the child to identify the
adjectives in the sentence and that there may
be more than one.
7-Reward the child with a sticker if he guesses
correctly. If not, repeat the lesson. If your child
becomes frustrated after trying for a half an hour, it
may be necessary to take a break or begin again
another day.
18. 8-Place many objects on a table. Use various
textures, sizes, shapes, colors and quantities. Explain that
textures, or how something feels to the touch, is an
adjective. Ask the child to identify each texture and to
name the adjective. Repeat the same procedure with
quantities, temperature or age, such as young or old.
Repeat her phrases or sentences back to her and ask her
what the adjective is in each.
19. 9-Reward the child with stickers and his
special treat once he has earned his
agreed upon number of stickers. Repeat
the lesson each day or weekly until he no
longer has difficulty identifying the
adjectives.