1. Parts of Speech Adjectives Objectives:
To identify adjectives, proper adjectives, and compound adjectives
To distinguish adjectives from pronouns

2. Part Definition Example
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
Electra thought that her tattoo was larger than she expected.
Verb
A word or phrase that expresses action or a state of being
The movie starts at 9:00. (action)
The movie is terrible. (being)
Adjective
A word that modifies a noun or a pronoun
That new blue sports car has aluminum rims and a high-tech GPS system.

3. To find adjectives, first find each noun and pronoun in a sentence.
Then ask:
What kind?
fresh air
tall trees
loud music
strong winds
Which one(s)?
these windows
that woman
red carpets
sleek dresses
How many?
twenty seats
six men
one car
fifty cents
How much?
great amount
small dose
much help
little aid

4. Adjective Placement Before a Noun
The cold, rough water made swimming hard.
After a Noun
The water, cold and rough, made swimming hard.
After a Linking Verb
The water is cold and rough.

5. 1. Proper Adjectives An adjective formed from a proper noun.
Greece
Greek salad
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving dinner
New York
New York restaurant

6. 2. Compound Adjectives A rooftop cafe A household word Faraway lands
His record-breaking sprint
An everyday occurrence
A first-class meal

7. 3. Articles a an the Use a before a word beginning with a consonant
A special group of adjectives
a an the
Use a before a word beginning with a consonant
Use an before a word beginning with a vowel
(An airplane landed on a ship.)

8. Words Used as Pronouns or Adjectives
Demonstrative
Interrogative
Indefinite
that
these
this
those
what
which
whose
all many
another more
any most
both neither
each other
either several
few some

9. If these words come before a noun, then they are adjectives
If these words come before a noun, then they are adjectives. If these words stand alone, then they are pronouns.
adjective
These boots are made for leather (These modifies boots. It tells which boots.)
pronoun
These are the wrong color. (These is the subject of the sentence.)
What answer did he give you?
What did he find there?