Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives ADJECTIVES

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Adjectives A word used to modify a noun or pronoun – blue car – this television – twelve students

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Adjectives An adjective is not always placed next to the word it modifies –The ocean was calm. Calm modifies ocean

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Articles The most common forms of adjectives The, A, An

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Articles Definite Article – The –Indicates that a noun refers to someone or something in particular The cow –Referencing a specific cow

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Articles Indefinite Articles – A, An –Indicates that a noun refers to someone or something in a non-specific way A cow –Could be any cow

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Article Usage A is used before words beginning with a consonant sound An is used before words beginning with a vowel sound

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Pronoun or Adjective? Remember the definitions of pronouns and adjectives –Pronouns take the place of nouns –Adjectives modify nouns

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Pronoun or Adjective? Example #1 – Those are friendly people. (Pronoun) – Those people are friendly. (Adjective) Example #2 – Many complained about the assignment. (Pronoun) – Many students complained about the assignment. (Adjective)

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Nouns as Adjectives Sometimes nouns are used as adjectives – basketball court – steak dinner – silver ring – salad bowl

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives Assignment –On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. There are 22 adjectives. Please write down every adjective. After each adjective, write down the word it modifies. Do not include the articles a, an, and the. The number in parenthesis tells you how many adjectives are in that sentence.

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives 1. Once upon a time, there was a unique kid named G Squared. (1) 2. He would do some interesting things as he stared out the new, clean window.(2-5) 3. G Squared was an interesting kid because of unusual hobbies he possessed.(6-7) 4. For example, he loved to dig deep holes in the brown dirt found on new baseball fields.(8-10)

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Adjectives 5. He was also very fond of saying such odd and clever things like “Your face.”(11- 13) 6. You would think that type of crazy behavior might cause his grades to suffer, but, my dear friendo, you would be wrong.(14-17) 7. His impressive intelligence dominated his questionable behaviors. (18-21) 8. G Squared truly is a special God of Grammar. (22)