ADJECTIVES
Adjectives ntbk p. 129 adjective: -a word that modifies a noun or pronoun -descriptive words that include color, number, & shape hot soup hot, delicious soup The soup is hot. **NOTE: separate two or more adjectives in a row with a comma.***
Predicate Adjectives p. 128 An adjective that follows a linking verb & describes the subject of a sentence. Example: Bats are scary. The scary bat drank my blood.
Proper Adjective:Ntbk p an adj. that is formed from a proper noun. -always begins with a capital letter. examples: FranceFrench Paris Parisian
Demonstrative Adjectives p. 126 Points out a specific person or thing This room is awesome. That cat is evil. These Skittles are sticky. Those jellybeans are stale. nearbyfarther away singularTHISTHAT pluralTHESETHOSE
Comparing with adjectives Ntbk p.125 An adj. has 3 degrees of comparison: 1 positive (stands alone) 2 comparative (compares 2) 3 superlative (compares 3 or more) Examples: Jeremy Lin is tall. Hagrid is taller than Lin. The Kraken is the tallest.