1. Adjectives

2. Adjectives Describes a noun or pronoun.
Special kinds of words used to make other words more definite.
Modifiers provide additional information.
Adjectives describes or limits the word it modifies.

3. Look at these sentences …
The boat sank. (without modifier)
The red boat sank. (with modifier)

4. Placement of adjectives
Adjectives usually come before the nouns they modify. (towering cliffs)
Sometimes they come after the words they modify. (Rainfall is plentiful here)

5. Adjectives … Answer questions such as: What kind? How many? How much?
Which one? Which ones?

6. Articles a an
the

7. Proper adjective Formed from a proper noun and is always capitalized.
Example: A Chicago museum

8. Common adjective Any adjective that is not proper Examples: mammoth
tiny
his

9. Three types of adjectives
Compound
Demonstrative
Indefinite
Predicate

10. Compound adjective
More than one word
Example:
scar-faced
well-fed

11. Demonstrative adjective
Points out a particular noun
Examples:
this
these

12. Indefinite adjective An approximate number or quantity Examples: some
many

13. Predicate adjective Follows linking verb and describes the subject
Example:
The frustrated kitten is unpleasant.

14. Forms of adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative Two-syllable
Three or more syllables
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15. Positive adjective Describes noun/pronoun without comparing it
Example:
Superman is tough.
Superman is wonderful.

16. Comparative adjective
Compares two persons, places, things, ideas
Examples:
Tarzan is tougher than Superman.

17. Superlative adjectives
Compares three or more persons, places, things, or ideas
Examples:
But I, Big Bird, am the toughest of all!

18. Two-syllable adjectives
Show comparisons either by their “er / est” suffixes or by modifiers, like more and most
Examples:
clumsy, clumsier, clumsiest
clumsy, more clumsy, most clumsy

19. Three or more syllable adjectives
Three or more syllables and usually require the words more/most, less/least to express comparison
Example:
ridiculous, less ridiculous, least ridiculous