Adjectives and Adjectives and AdverbsAdverbs

Adjectives and Adjectives and AdverbsAdverbsMs. SanacoreMs. Sanacore

66thth Grade Grade

What is an adjective?• An adjective is a word that modifies, or

describes, a noun or a pronoun.• Adjectives answer the questions what

kind, which one, how many, and how much.

Ex.A heavy rainstorm soaked the campsite.

(Heavy describes “rainstorm.”)

AdjectivesArticles• The most commonly used adjectives

are the articles a, an, and the.• Use a before a word beginning with a

consonant sound.• Use an before a word beginning with a

vowel sound.• The is an article that points to a

particular person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjectives

Proper Adjectives• A proper adjective is formed with a

proper noun.

Ex. Proper Noun = ChinaProper Adjective = Chinese

AdjectivesPredicate Adjectives• A predicate adjective is an adjective

that follows a linking verb and describes the verb’s subject.

Ex. A volcanic eruption is violent.(Violent describes the subject

eruption.)

AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesDemonstrative Pronouns: This,

that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. They can be used as adjectives.

Ex.This canoe is made of wood and

leather. (This modifies canoe.)

AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesPossessive Pronouns: My, our,

your, her, his, its, and their are possessive pronouns. They are used as adjectives.

Ex.My skateboard is newer than your

bike.(My and your modify skateboard and

bike.)

AdjectivesPronouns as AdjectivesIndefinite Pronouns: Indefinite

pronouns such as all, each, both, few, most, and some can be used as adjectives.

Ex. Most people like pizza.(Most modifies people.)

AdjectivesNouns as Adjectives• Like pronouns, nouns can be used

as adjectives. In the expression “mountain climber,” for example, the word mountain (normally a noun) modifies, or describes, climber.

AdverbsWhat is an adverb?• An adverb is a word that modifies

a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• Adverbs answer the questions how, when, where, or to what extent.

Adverbs• Adverbs can appear in different

positions in sentences: after the verb, before the verb, at the beginning.

Ex.The tourists boarded the bus eagerly.The tourists eagerly boarded the bus.Eagerly, the tourists boarded the bus.

Adverbs• Adverbs that modify adjectives or

other adverbs usually come directly before the words they modify.

Ex. Marco Polo told really wonderful tales

of China.People were very eager to hear stories.They nearly always hung on every

word.

Adverbs• Many adverbs are formed by

adding the suffix –ly to adjectives. Sometimes a base word’s spelling changes when –ly is added.

Ex.near › nearlygentle › gentlyeasy › easily