1. Grammar Lesson 24 Vocabulary:
Latin root lev- means to lighten or raise
Alleviate- to relieve, diminish, or lighten
Levity- frivolity, giddiness, and lack of appropriate seriousness

2. The Limiting Adjectives
Help to define or “limit” a noun or pronoun
They tell “which one”, “what kind”, “how many”, or “whose”
Six categories: articles, demonstrative, numbers, possessive, indefinites

3. Articles The most commonly used adjectives A, an, the
We use a before words beginning with a consonant sound
We use an before words beginning with a vowel sound

4. Demonstrative Answers the question “which one?”
This, that, those, these

5. Numbers
Answers the question “how many?”
Two Senators
Seven articles

6. Possessive Adjectives
Both pronouns and nouns commonly function as adjectives
They answer the question “whose?”
Pronouns- his, their, her, its, your, my
Nouns- Hamilton’s, Washington’s

7. Indefinites Answers the question “how many?”
Some, few, several, any, no, many

8. Diagramming adjectives
We diagram adjectives by placing them on a slanted line beneath the noun or pronoun they describe, modify, or “limit”
Example:
America’s (possessive adjective) first (limiting adjective) President united the (article) many (indefinite adjective) senators.

9. Grammar Lesson 25 Vocabulary:
Amendment- the act of changing by correction, deletion, or addition; a Constitutional amendment is a change made after the Constitution was ratified
Suffrage- the right to vote

10. Capitalization: Areas, Religions, Greetings/No Capital Letter
Areas of the country- we capitalize North, South, East, West, Midwest, Northeast, when they refer to certain areas of the country (we do not capitalize them when they indicate a direction)
Religions, Deity, Bible- we capitalize religions, denominations, the Bible and its parts, and the Deity

11. Greeting and closing of a letter
We capitalize the first words in the greeting and closing of a letter
Example:
Dear Alexander,
You’re great!
Sincerely, Bob

12. No capital letter
Animals, plants, diseases, foods, trees, musical instruments, and non- trademarked games are not capitalized unless a proper adjective appears with them
Examples:
beagle/German shepherd
willow tree/ Australian willow
card game/ Monopoly

13. Seasons of the Year/ Hyphenated words
Seasons- we do not capitalize seasons of the year- fall, winter, spring, summer
Hyphenated words- we treat hyphenated words as if it were a single word, if it is a proper noun or the first word of a sentence, we capitalize only the first word, and not all parts of the hyphenated word
Example: In mid-October we enjoy the fall colors.
Fifty-six years ago, Izzy left home.