Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe Nouns.
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Predicate Adjectives are adjectives that follow a linking verb and modifies the
subject of the sentence.
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Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been, Seem, Appear, Look, Grow, Turn,
Taste, Feel, Smell, Sound
Ex: She is tall. She = tall
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Articles
A, An, The
Indefinite articles – A, An – Refer to general group of people, places and things
Definite Articles – The – refers to a specific person, place or thing
Proper Adjectives
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Proper nouns
Begin with a capital letter
-an – Mexico = Mexican; Alaska = Alaskan
-ese – China = Chinese; Japan = Japanese
- ian – Canada = Canadian; Italy = Italian
-ish – Spain – Spanish; Turkey = Turkish
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Adverbs
A word that modifies, or describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Adverbs modify Verbs
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Describes how, when, and where.
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How – Machu Picchu sits silently in the Andes.
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When – Many scientists now explore this city.
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Where – Scientists dig there for facts about the Inca.
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Many adverbs are formed by adding – ly to adjectives.
• Carefully, silently, similarly
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But not all words that end in –ly are adverbs. Some are just adjectives.
• Friendly, lively, kindly
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Also not all adverbs end in –ly
– Afterward, sometimes, later, often, here, fast