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1 Adjectives

2 Adjective An adjective is used to modify or describe a noun.
The YELLOW duck ran away.

3 An adjective will answer one of four questions:
What kind? NEW car Which one? EVERY page How many? ONE hamburger How much? LITTLE rain

4 Articles The common articles are the, a, and an.
These are the most frequently used adjectives. THE is considered a definite article that refers to a specific person, place or thing. INDEFINITE articles A and An refer to one of a class of people, places, or things.

5 Adjectives may come before or after the word it modifies or describes.
the canoe yellow dog The attic, creepy and dark, scared me.

6 Nouns as adjectives When a noun is used as an adjective, it comes before another noun and answers the question: What Kind? And Which One? Ex: a shoe salesperson

7 Proper Adjectives A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter. A proper noun used as an adjective OR an adjective formed from a proper noun. Examples: Mexican food, Jamaican music, Victorian ideas, Florida wetlands. It comes before another noun and answers the question which or what kind.

8 Compound Adjectives A compound adjective is made up of more than one word. Examples: well-known, featherweight, full-time, freshwater

9 An adverb tells you more about a verb (doing word)
ADVERBS It tells you where, why, or how much something happens or is done.


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