1. Adjectives

2. Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about that noun or pronoun.
Physical description (big, yellow, thin)
Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart)
Quantity (sixteen, several, all)

3. Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about that noun or pronoun.
Article (the, a, an)
Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
Possessive (Caroline’s, my, your)
Answer questions like: which one? what kind? how many? whose?

4. Articles
Articles are sometimes thought of as a separate part of speech
Articles (the, a, an)
Use “the” when we are talking about a specific thing
Ex: The dog barked loudly when we came.
Use “a” or “an” when we are talking about something in general
Ex: “A dog will usually bark when someone comes to the door”

5. Adjectives
The following types of adjectives do not change to match the noun in terms of number (singular/plural) or gender (male/female/neuter)
Physical description (big, yellow, thin)
Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart)
Quantity (sixteen, several, all)
Article (the, a, an)

6. Demonstratives
Demonstratives (this, these, that, those) match the indicated noun/pronoun in number – but not gender
“This” and “that” point out a specific single item
“These” and “those” point out a group of multiple specific items
Ex: This dog and these cats all belong to me.
Note: “this” and “these” typically refer to close items while “that” and “those” are further way

7. Possessives
Possessive adjectives reflect both the number and gender of the “possessor”, as indicated on the following chart
Pronoun
Possessive Adjective
1st Person/Singular (I) My
2nd Person/Singular (You)
Your
3rd Person/Singular/Masculine (He)
His
3rd Person/Singular/Feminine (She)
Her
3rd Person/Singular/Neuter (It)
Its (NOT It’s)
1st Person/Plural (We)
Our
2nd Person/Plural (You)
3rd Person/Plural (They)
Their

8. Word Order for Nouns: Adjectives
Adjective word order:
Article or Possessive – a, the, his, hers, Caroline’s, etc.
Observations (opinion) – lovely, boring, stimulating, useful, etc.
Size – tiny, small, huge, etc.
Shape – round, square, rectangular, etc.
Age – old, new, ancient, etc.
Color – red, blue, green, etc.
Origin – British, American, Mexican, etc.
Material – gold, copper, silk, etc.
Purpose – gardening, shopping, riding, etc.
Example:
Caroline’s useful small round green copper gardening tool

9. Summary of English Uniqueness
New chart – not presented last time
In general there is no noun/adjective agreement issues
Exceptions (sort of):
Demonstrative: agreement in number with object(s) being pointed out
Possessive adjectives: related to pronouns and hence agree with the number/gender of the “possessor” of the modified noun (her sweater vs his sweater)

10. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4)
Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the livestock, wild animals, and small animals.” So God created people in His own image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them.

11. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4)
Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the livestock, wild animals, and small animals.” So God created people in His own image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them.
Possessive
Physical, Characteristic
Quantity
Article

13. Adjectives

14. Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It provides information about a noun or pronoun.
Physical description (big, yellow, thin)
Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart)
Quantity (sixteen, several, all)
Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
Article (the, a, an)
Possessive (Caroline’s, my, your)
Answer questions like: which one? what kind? how many? whose?

15. Articles
Articles are sometimes thought of as a separate part of speech
Articles (the, a, an)
Use “the” when we are talking about a specific thing
Ex: The dog barked loudly when we came.
Use “a” or “an” when we are talking about something in general
Ex: “A dog will usually bark when someone comes to the door”

16. Adjectives
The following types of adjectives do not change to match the noun in terms of number (singular/plural) or gender (male/female/ neuter)
Physical description (big, yellow, thin)
Characteristic or Quality (kind, interesting, smart)
Quantity (sixteen, several, all)
Article (the, a, an)

17. Demonstratives
Demonstratives (this, these, that, those) match the indicated noun/pronoun in number – but not gender
“This” and “that” point out a specific single item
“These” and “those” point out a group of multiple specific items
Ex: This dog and these cats all belong to me.
Note: “this” and “these” typically refer to close items while “that” and “those” are further way

18. Possessives
Possessives reflect both the number and gender of the “possessor”, as indicated on the following chart
Pronoun
Possessive Adjective
1st Person/Singular (I) My
2nd Person/Singular (You)
Your
3rd Person/Singular/Masculine (He)
His
3rd Person/Singular/Feminine (She)
Her
3rd Person/Singular/Neuter (It)
Its (NOT It’s)
1st Person/Plural (We)
Our
2nd Person/Plural (You)
3rd Person/Plural (They)
Their

19. Word Order for Nouns: Adjectives
Adjective word order:
Observations (opinion) – lovely, boring, stimulating, etc.
Size – tiny, small, huge, etc.
Shape – round, square, rectangular, etc.
Age – old, new, ancient, etc.
Color – red, blue, green, etc.
Origin – British, American, Mexican, etc.
Material – gold, copper, silk, etc.
Purpose – gardening, shopping, riding
Example:
the lovely small round green copper gardening tool

20. Genesis 1:26-27 (page 4)
Then God said “Let us make people in our image, to be like ourselves. They will be masters over all life – the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the livestock, wild animals, and small animals.” So God created people in His own image; God patterned them after Himself; male and female He created them.
Possessive
Physical, Characteristic
Quantity
Article

21. Made in the Image of God
We are not gods! We are created beings and always will be.
Created with a soul (or spirit); not just a body
We are distinct, unique, individual (human) beings
God-like capacity for knowledge, thought, and love and kindness
Capacity to know and commune with God on a personal basis (Genesis 2:19-20; Genesis 3:8-9)
Morally upright (our actions were good and right)
Given responsibility to manage God’s creation (given the wisdom and intelligence necessary))
Given a human body equipped so we can
Experience the world around us (sight, touch, hearing,..)
Express ourselves (language, engineering, arts, music, literature,..)
Exercise control and management of creation
God-given capability for eternal life
God could (and did) take upon himself our nature (in Jesus)
Personal: God is a person (not human).
God is a person in the sense that He is an individual, unique being (self –existent)
Self-conscious – aware of our existence and uniqueness relative to the world around us
Experience the world around us – we know God does experience His creation, but not being physical, we don’t know exactly what form sight, hearing, etc take.
Express ourselves – God has expressed Himself through His creation and can communicate with His creation
Eternal life is life that last forever into the future (but not from the past)