1. Describing is so much fun!

2. Adjective Is a word to describe a noun or pronoun or to give a noun or pronoun more specific meaning Adverb Is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb

3. Adjectives Answer Questions What Kind red boatsilver jewelrysick passengercool water Which One third chanceany piecethis trainthose apples How Many six carsseveral reasonsboth answersfew letters How Much enough spacemore energyno rainlittle effort

4. Adjectives and the noun it modifies An adjective usually comes before the noun it modifies, however it may come after. Before the noun: The sick child lay in bed. Sick modifies child After the noun: The child, sick with fever, lay in bed. Sick still modifies child, yet it comes after the noun.

5. Adjectives and the pronoun it modifies When using a pronoun the adjective usually comes after the pronoun it modifies and usually directly after a linking verb such as is, was, look, or seemed. It can come before the pronoun as well. She was sick for a week. Sick modifies the pronoun she and was is the linking verb. Sick in bed, he was very bored. Sick modifies the pronoun he.

6. Nouns and Pronouns used as adjectives…imagine that! A noun used as an adjective answers the question What kind? Or Which one? About a noun that follows it. Example: Guitar music (What kind of music?) Example: Evening meal (Which meal?) A personal pronoun can be used as an adjective and it answers the question Which one? About an noun that follows it. Example: My daughter left her new backpack at school (my modifies the noun daughter and her modifies the noun backpack).

7. Grammar Review Test List all the adjectives in the following sentences: 1) The wagon used by American pioneers was called the Prairie Schooner. 2) It was a common farm wagon. 3) The canvas top was supported by horseshoe-shaped wooden arches. 4) It had oval-shaped openings. 5) These openings allowed air to enter.

8. Test Continued Identify each underlined word as an adjective or a noun used as an adjective. 1) Recreational area2) wagon train 3) Evening meal4) fresh meat 5) guitar music

9. Test Continued Decide whether the underlined words function as adjectives, pronouns, or both. 1) Have you heard of that Greek myth about Demeter and Persephone? 2) Demeter was Persephone’s mother, and both were beautiful goddesses. 3) They lived on Mount Olympus with other gods and goddesses. 4) Demeter loved Persephone so dearly that she spent each second of every day with her. 5) Demeter, the goddess of harvest performed these duties with Persephone by her side.

10. Bell Work Monday Directions: Come up with five additional adjectives- noun pairs, answering each of the questions: What Kind? Which One? How Many? How Much?

11. Bell Work Tuesday Indentify each adjective in the following sentences. Then, indicate the word each adjective modifies (there are more than one adjective in some of these sentences. 1. Small work boats were sailed extensively for pleasure in the early colonial times. 2. The first pleasure schooner was built in 1816. 3. It was built specifically as a large, luxurious yacht. 4. American yacht clubs started around the 1840’s. 5. Six members of the New York Yacht Club financed America’s first racing yacht.

12. Bell Work Thursday Write the noun or nouns that are used as adjectives in each sentence. Make sure each one modifies another noun. 1)For a fun vacation, some families plan road trips to state monuments and historic sites. 2) this type of family vacation requires a careful review of state maps to plan a route that covers restaurants, motels, and the sites themselves. 3)The first step is for family members to choose a destination. 4) Next, several different highway routes should be highlighted and studied for the best stops and visitor attractions. 5) once a route is chosen, the road miles should be calculated, the travel time should be estimated, and a detailed itinerary should be made.