1. Abraham Puthihari Renee Hoang Quan Tu Weixiang Adjectives

2. BONES Their Objective: –Adjectives are Modifying words that describe a noun, such as size, color, and number.

3. BONES Types Limiting : include articles –“ a door, the cellar” Possessive: show possession –“his cat, my favorite” Demonstrative : describe if the noun is plural or singular –“this closet, these fish” Indefinite: refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places – “any bathroom, Interrogative: used in questions, demanding to know more about the noun –“which key?” Numbers : describe the noun in terms of quantity –“ three pigs” Attributive: these modifiers completely change the meaning of the noun –“ wine bar, Hammer time” Compounds: Often hyphenated compounds of adjectives grouped together –“no-good-dead-beat remote”

4. BONES Exceptions: Adjectives usually come before the noun, but there a few exceptions… Adjective follows a noun often in established terms –“ attorney general, notary public” Poetic approach/ Reversing order –“The loving hangs of the Almighty cradled him in bliss eternal” Linking verb between adjective and noun –“I agree that he’s lusty, but I never said he was indiscriminate.”

5. FLESH The readers may not be as patient or perceptive as yourself Fine-tune your adjectives Why would we use a generic red when we have a lot of given options such as: cherry cardinal, scarlet, ruby, wine.. Etc. For example: –My car’s color is red. –My car’s color is crimson red.

6. FLESH Each specific and unexpected adjective will make your own style Be selective on choosing the adjectives For example: –She’s a nice, good looking woman. –She’s a gorgeous woman.

7. CARDINAL SINS Descriptive terms that only occasionally, sparingly, and absolutely. SINS: –Weak, generic adjectives. –Don’t slap on an adjective that merely repeats what the noun or verb makes obvious For example: –“the first vote we’ll start with” - fist is extraneous.

8. CARDINAL SINS By the same token, pairing an adjective with a noun coined to mean the opposite leads to confusion For example; –New tradition –Original copy

9. CARDINAL SINS Strong nouns create a better image than descriptive posers –For example: “a luau of fruits and fishes” is better than “a delicious, inviting, attractive spread of food” “Show, don’t tell”

10. CARDINAL SINS Let the readers taste for themselves, but not to tell them Certain adjectives should be avoided if you want to “show” –Romantic, plastic, human, dead, living, sentimental, natural Few words we have to specifically talk about: –Less and fewer: –Good and bad/ Well and badly are adverbs Ex: “She is a good dance but a bad cook.”

11. CARNAL PLEASURES 4 Elements: –It can be empty –It can be repetive –It can be absurd –It can be vague http://

12. CARNAL PLEASURES Reason: –To create a famous brand name or cultural icon –To eliminate the use of nouns

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