1. ADJECTIVES A Presentation for 6th grade English classes

2. AN ADJECTIVE MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN. It was a snowy, bitter-cold, winter’s day. What kind of day? snowy bitter-cold winter’s

3. AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHAT KIND It was a peaceful garden. What kind of a garden? peaceful

4. AN ADJECTIVE TELLS WHICH ONE The waves crashed below the Golden Gate bridge. Which bridge? Golden Gate

5. AN ADJECTIVE TELLS HOW MANY In the clear water of the lake, a fisherman caught three fish. How many fish? three

6. ARTICLE ADJECTIVES, ALSO CALLED “NOUN MARKERS”, POINT OUT A NOUN NEARBY.  There are three articles a an the  A and an are indefinite articles. They point out one of many.  The is called a definite article because it points out only one.

7. PROPER ADJECTIVES ARE A SPECIAL FORM OF ADJECTIVE CREATED BY CHANGING A PROPER NOUN. For example: America could change to American We saluted the American flag.

8. OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF THEY DESCRIBE A NOUN. For example baby is normally thought of as a noun. However, if it is used to describe a bottle, it becomes an adjective. The baby bottle amused the infant for hours.

9. OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH MAY BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IF THEY DESCRIBE A NOUN. For example that is normally thought of as a demonstrative pronoun. However, if it is used to describe a gift, it becomes an adjective. That gift was my favorite.

10. ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 1. Positive No comparison is made. Alice is a talented athlete.

11. ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 2.Comparative Compares two. Alice is a talented athlete, but Sherri is more talented.

12. ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED TO COMPARE. There are three degrees of comparison. 3. Superlative Compares three or more. Alice is a talented athlete, Sherri is more talented, but John is the most talented.

13. USE THIS CHART TO FORM COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE.

14. SOME ADJECTIVES ARE IRREGULAR.

15. A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB AND DESCRIBES A SUBJECT. The waterfall is beautiful. Beautiful describes the waterfall.

16. A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE. Remember, an adjective describes, and a nominative renames. The Eiffel Tower is a monument. (renames) The Eiffel Tower is fantastic. (describes)