Adjectives

What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun. Ex: A heavy rainstorm soaked the campsite. Ex: The thirty students piled into the crowded room. What are the adjectives?

Adjectives answer 3 Questions. What Kind? Which one? How many? What kind? Green backpack spicy stew Which one or ones? Last hamburger Third hike How many or how much? Two flashlights Many insects

Predicate Adjectives A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the verb’s subject. The linking verb connects the predicate adjective with the subject. Ex: A volcanic eruption is violent. Ex: The lava looks very thick.

Proper Adjectives A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Proper adjectives are always capitalized. Proper Noun Proper Adjective China Chinese food Ireland Irish cookies Africa African beads

Demonstrative Adjectives The demonstrative adjectives this, that, these, and those, are the same as demonstrative pronouns but they are used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun. Ex: This apartment needs furniture. Ex: Can you pick up those shoes. Demonstrative adjective or pronoun? Those are my shoes on the table. Ask yourself is it modifying or describing a noun?

Comparison of Adjectives The original form of the word is the positive form. An adjective that compares one noun to another uses the comparative form. An adjective that compares three or more nouns to another uses the superlative form. Ex: Sean is tall. (Positive) Ex: Sean is taller than Crystal.(Comparative) Ex: Sean is the tallest in the class. (Superlative)

Comparison of Adjectives # of syllables Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form 1 syllable Fast Faster Fastest 2 syllables Active More active Most active 2 syllables ending with a –y. Friendly Friendlier Friendliest 3 syllables or more efficient More efficient Most efficient

Write the Comparative and Superlative Form Adjective Comparative Superlative Adequate Loud Narrow Busy Green Sympathetic Difficult greedy