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Study Sheet: ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a word that describes (modifies) a noun or pronoun.
* Adjectives may come before the word they modify.
EX: A black cat raced across the deserted street.
Those muddy boots belong on the back porch.
* Adjectives may also come after the word they modify. (These adjectives usually
follow a linking verb but describe the subject.
EX: The girls looked unhappy.
The students were restless before lunch.
* Some adjectives tell What kind.
Five endings often found on adjectives: -y, -ous, -ful, -able, -less.
EX: The furry dogs were playful.
Those friendly girls gave us directions to the auditorium.
Ambitious people usually work hard to accomplish their goals.
The opposing team seemed tireless.
* Some adjectives tell How many.
EX: six dollars
many books
several students
more pizza
* Some adjectives tell Which one(s). Adjectives that point to persons, places, and
things always come before the words they point to.
EX: this class
that girl
these mittens
those tickets
An adjective tells
What kind
How many/how much
Which one(s)
about the noun or pronoun it modifies.
* ARTICLES are special kinds of adjectives. They always come before the words
they modify, and they always modify nouns. These words are a, an, the.
- Use the before singular or plural nouns beginning with any letter.
(the alphabet, the sentences, the onion, the laptop)
- Use a or an before singular nouns only.
* Use a before words beginning with consonant sounds: a person, a final copy
* Use an before words beginning with vowel sounds: an average person, an egg
-Some words begin with a silent “h.” When you say the word, you begin with a
vowel sound. Therefore, you should use an with these words: an hour, an honest
anwer, an honorable mention