1. An Adjective Describes a…
Person
Place
Thing
Idea

2. An Adjective provides information about the… of a noun or pronoun.
Size
Shape
Color
Sound
Feeling
Texture
Smell
Number
Condition

3. An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun.
Most adjectives come BEFORE the nouns they modify.
Adjectives help you see, feel, taste, hear, and smell all the experiences you read about.

4. “Sound” Adjectives
Listen to the sound and write a sentence using appropriate adjectives. Highlight your adjectives

5. Articles
The most commonly used adjectives are the Articles a, an, & the.
A and an are used with singular nouns. Use a before a consonant; use an before a vowel.

6. A Predicate Adjectives is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence.
The building is decorated.
Some architects are skillful and creative.
A volcanic eruption is violent.

7. How do I find Predicate Adjectives?
1. Determine whether the sentence’s verb is a linking verb.
If it is, look for an adjective that follows it and answers the question:
Which one? What kind? Or How many?

8. Common Linking Verbs
Forms of be: be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being
Verbs that express condition: appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, remain, taste

9. Predicate Adjectives
Write a sentence using 3 of these “condition” linking verbs and a predicate adjective.
appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, remain, taste
Example:
The lava looks thick.
Lava becomes hard when it cools.

10. Practice
Now, you try.
1. Grammar Book p. 124 Practice & Apply (1-10) (Just write the adjective, NOT the noun or pronoun.)
2. Grammar Book p. 126 Practice & Apply (1-10)

11. p. 124 Answers American dirty; ugly; much national ; attractive great
Sixteen
green ; beautiful
Egyptian
Other ; colorful
African ;
Many

12. p. 126 Answers
1. Inactive ; Mount St. Helens 2. dangerous ; volcano 3. responsible ; eruptions 4. thunderous ; blasts 5. smoky ; air 6. dark ; sky 7. hot ; pumice 8. flat ; forests 9. deadly ; mudslides 10. destructive ; eruptions

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