ADJECTIVES.  A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.  They help give your reader a clearer picture of what you are talking about. DEFINITION:

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ADJECTIVES

 A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.  They help give your reader a clearer picture of what you are talking about. DEFINITION:

1.Tell what kind (yellow ribbon, cold nose, Irish music) 2.Tell how many (seven dwarfs, some people, less juice) 3.Tell which one or ones (this glove, that pirate, these cameras) ADJECTIVES DO THREE THINGS:

 1. The heavy, red dress of Queen Elizabeth weighed over fifty pounds.  2. My sister chose two shirts for my graduation present.  3. That small, Mexican restaurant in the next block serves fresh meals.  4. The little black dog barked at the well- dressed stranger.  5. An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers. IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVES:

 Formed from a proper noun and is always capitalized. Examples: Hawaiian vacation, Victorian home, Chicago museum PROPER ADJECTIVES

 The articles a, an, and the are adjectives! Examples: A brontosaurus was an animal about 70 feet long. The huge dinosaur lived on land and ate plants. ARTICLES

 Points out a particular noun.  This and these point out something nearby.  That and those point out something at a distance.  WARNING: when a noun does not follow this, these, that or those, they are pronouns, not adjectives! DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

 Compound- made of two or more words, sometimes hyphenated. Ex.: quick-frozen, fur- covered  Indefinite- one that gives us approximate or indefinite information; it does not tell us exactly how many or how much. Ex.: Most parks have some trees. OTHER SPECIAL ADJECTIVES

 Comparative- (-er) compares two persons, places, things or ideas. Ex.: faster, taller, funnier, more impressive  Superlative- (-est) compares three or more persons, places, things, or ideas. Ex. : fastest, tallest, funniest, most impressive. TWO FORMS OF ADJECTIVES