adjectives

ADJECTIVES

What are adjectives?

Adjectives are words that

modify nouns or pronouns and

answer the questions what kind, which one, how many, how much, or whose.

1. what kind2. which one3. how many4. how much5. whose

happy family

this cake

three books

enough food

his bag

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In some sentencesadjectives come after

the words they modify.

Madison’s eyes are green.

Olivia, talented

and energetic, plays four

instruments.

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Several adjectives may modify the

same words.

The rich, spicy cake

was delectable.

The articles a, an, the are the most frequently used

adjectives.

an apple

an era

an heir

a story

The lawn in our yard consists of St. Augustine grass.

An apple a day keeps the doctors away.

Encircle all the adjectives in the following sentences. Be ready to tell your teacher the noun or pronoun each adjective modifies.

1.The ancient bell was rusty and silent.2.A famous baseball player spoke to the sports club at school.3.Robert Peel, a faithful Christian founded the police force.4.Ten people trusted Christ as Savior during the prayer meeting.5.Three Hebrews were thrown into a fiery furnace.

Underline all the adjectives in the following sentences and draw arrows to the nouns or pronouns that the adjectives modify.

1.All rodents have sharp, chisel-like teeth.2.Her eyes are green.3.Kaylee, talented and energetic, plays four instruments.4.The robin’s egg is large and blue.5.A good and faithful Christian serves the Lord.

AssignmentExercise B. (p. 208)

Write an essay. Be sure to use adjectives in your composition. Choose one topic below:

a. The best summer I hadb. The person I most admirec. My greatest dream in life

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