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ADJECTIVES
A Presentation for 6th grade English classes
AN ADJECTIVE MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN.
I
t was a snowy, bitter-
cold, winter’s day. W
hat kind of day?s
nowyb
itter-coldw
inter’s
AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHAT KIND
It was a peaceful
garden.
W
hat kind of a garden?
p
eaceful
AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHICH ONE
T
he waves crashed below
the Golden Gate bridge.
W
hich bridge?
G
olden Gate
AN ADJECTIVE TELLS HOW MANY
I
n the clear water of the
lake, a fisherman caught
three fish.
H
ow many fish?
t
hree
ARTICLE ADJECTIVES, ALSO CALLED “NOUN MARKERS”,
POINT OUT A NOUN NEARBY.
There are three articles
• a• an• the
A and an are indefinite articles. They point out one of many.
The is called a definite article because it points out only one.
PROPER ADJECTIVES ARE A SPECIAL FORM OF ADJECTIVE
CREATED BY CHANGING A PROPER NOUN.
For example:
America could change to American
We saluted
the American flag.
OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF THEY
DESCRIBE A NOUN.F
or example baby is normally thought of as a noun.
H
owever, if it is used to describe a bottle, it becomes an adjective.
T
he baby bottle amused the infant for hours.
OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF
THEY DESCRIBE A NOUN.F
or example that is normally thought of as a
demonstrative pronoun.
H
owever, if it is used to describe a gift, it becomes
an adjective.
T
hat gift was my favorite.
ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE.
T
here are three degrees of
comparison.
1
. Positive
No comparison is made.
A
lice is a talented athlete.
ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE.
T
here are three degrees of comparison.
2
.Comparative
Compares two.
A
lice is a talented athlete, but Sherri is
more talented.
ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE.
T
here are three degrees of
comparison.
3
. Superlative
Compares three or more.
A
lice is a talented athlete, Sherri is
more talented, but John is the most
talented.
USE THIS CHART TO
FORM
COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Small Smaller (to regular words add er or est )
Smallest
Big Bigger (double the consonant)
Biggest
Happy Happier (change the "y" to an "i")
Happiest
Difficult More difficult (when you have more than 2syllables, add a word in front ratherthan an ending)
Most difficult
SOME ADJECTIVES
ARE IRREGULAR.
Positive Comparative SuperlativeGood Better BestBad Worse WorstFar(additional)
Further Furthest
Far(distance)
Farther Farthest
Little(quantity
Less Least
Well(health)
Better Best
Much/many More Most
A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB AND
DESCRIBES A SUBJECT.
T
he waterfall is beautiful.
B
eautiful describes the
waterfall.
A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH A PREDICATE
NOMINATIVE.R
emember, an adjective describes, and a nominative
renames.
T
he Eiffel Tower is a monument. (renames)
T
he Eiffel Tower is fantastic. (describes)