What can you
say about those
pictures?
Have you been
in these kind of
places?
How does it
feels?
ADJECTIVES
is a word/s that describes nouns or pronouns
PEOPLE
PLACES
THINGS
She is wearing a shiny blue track suit
ADJECTIVES
NOUN
It’s a bright sunny day.
ADJECTIVES
What is the adjective used in the
sentence?
Adjective also ask the questions:
WHAT KIND?
WHICH ONE?
HOW MANY?
HOW MUCH?
What kind?
How many?
Today is a warm day with hundreds of
birds chirping in the clear blue sky.
What kind?
One should not use too many
adjectives in the sentences…
Ex.
x
The fierce ugly old brown tiger.
To make a perfect sentence one should follow the following order:
SIZE
TEXTURE
COLOR
TYPE
The yellow big beach shiny ball.
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x
The big shiny yellow beach ball.
Points to remember…
 Possessive pronouns can be also used as adjectives.
Example: That is his book.
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The, a, and an are called articles. Articles are always adjectives.
They modify nouns and pronouns.
Examples:
 1. The two dark cats were walking on the fence.
The - adjective because it modifies the noun cats and is an
article.
Two - adjective because it modifies the noun cats &
answers the
question HOW MANY.
Dark - adjective because it modifies the noun cats &
answers the
question WHAT KIND.
2.
The chocolate one is his last cookie.
The - adjective because it modifies the
pronoun one and is an article.
Chocolate - adjective because it modifies
the pronoun one & tells WHAT KIND.
His - adjective because it is a possessive
pronoun that modifies the noun cookie and
answers the question WHICH ONE.
Last - adjective because it modifies the
noun cookie and tells WHICH ONE.
Lets practice!
Find the adjectives in the following sentences.
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1. He suggested they clean the statue for their community service project.
__________ __________ _______________ _______________
2. The bank book was on the kitchen table.
__________ ____________ ________ ________________
3. Five dollars was required of each student.
__________ __________
4. The teacher asked the shy boy to give an oral report.
__________ __________ _________ ___________ ______________
5. I visited the family for several days.
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6. Do you have a special someone in your life?
_____________ ___________ __________
7. Her story was printed in the town paper.
__________ __________ ___________
Goodluck!